Stem and whole-plant hydraulics in olive (Olea europaea) and kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-191

  Dichio, Bartolomeo ^a   Montanaro, Giuseppe ^a   Sofo, Adriano ^a   Xiloyannis, Cristos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Kiwifruit; Olive; Plant conductance; Sap flow; Xylem vessels

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; HEAT BALANCE METHOD; KIWIFRUITS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OLIVE; SAP FLOW; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; XYLEM VESSELS;

BIRDS;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; AVES; OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84872496680     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0787-3     Document Type: Article

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