Recalcitrant vulnerability curves: Methods of analysis and the concept of fibre bridges for enhanced cavitation resistance

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-44

  Cai, Jing ^a,b   Li, Shan ^a   Zhang, Haixin ^a   Zhang, Shuoxin ^a,b   Tyree, Melvin T ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Qinling National Forest Ecosystem Research Station   (China)

Author keywords

Dual Weibull; Hippophae rhamnoidesL.; Hydraulic weight; Vessel length

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE; DYE; PARADIGM SHIFT; VULNERABILITY; WEIBULL THEORY; WEIGHT;

HIPPOPHAE;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DUAL WEIBULL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HIPPOPHAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L.; HISTOLOGY; HYDRAULIC WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT STEM; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE; VESSEL LENGTH; WOOD; XYLEM;

DUAL WEIBULL; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L.; HYDRAULIC WEIGHT; VESSEL LENGTH;

HIPPOPHAE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TREES; WATER; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84897058093     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12120     Document Type: Article

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