Coping with drought-induced xylem cavitation: Coordination of embolism repair and ionic effects in three Mediterranean evergreens

Tree Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-122

  Trifilò, Patrizia ^a   Barbera, Piera M ^b   Raimondo, Fabio ^a   Nardini, Andrea ^c   Lo Gullo, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

drought stress; gas exchange; potassium; refilling; starch to sugar conversion; xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CAVITATION; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POTASSIUM; XYLEM;

ION; POTASSIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; DROUGHT; DROUGHT STRESS; FABACEAE; GAS; GAS EXCHANGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMIDITY; LAURUS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; OLIVE TREE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRESSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REFILLING; SEASON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STARCH-TO-SUGAR CONVERSION; TEMPERATURE; TREE; XYLEM; XYLEM ANATOMY;

DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; POTASSIUM; REFILLING; STARCH-TO-SUGAR CONVERSION; XYLEM ANATOMY;

DROUGHTS; FABACEAE; GASES; HUMIDITY; IONS; LAURUS; LIGHT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; OLEA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; POTASSIUM; PRESSURE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84896692665     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt119     Document Type: Article

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