Foliar application of Sili-K® increases chestnut (Castanea spp.) growth and photosynthesis, simultaneously increasing susceptibility to water deficit

Plant and Soil

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 211-225

  Zhang, Changhe ^a   Moutinho Pereira, José M ^a   Correia, Carlos ^a   Coutinho, João ^b   Gonçalves, António ^a   Guedes, Américo ^a   Gomes Laranjo, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Castanea; Drought; Heat stress; Photosynthesis; Silicon; Transpiration; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHLOROPHYLL A; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; FOLIAGE; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HERB; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SAP FLOW; SILICON; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS; XYLEM;

CASTANEA;

EID: 84875068094     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1385-2     Document Type: Article

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