Impact of phloem girdling on leaf gas exchange and hydraulic conductance in hybrid aspen

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 531-539

  Sellin, A ^a   Niglas, A ^a   Ounapuu E ^a   Karusion, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

leaf water potential; net photosynthetic rate; phloem xylem interactions; potassium; stomatal conductance; water use efficiency; xylem sap

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84879839207     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-013-0316-2     Document Type: Article

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