Photosynthetic limitations in Mediterranean plants: A review

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-23

  Flexas, J ^a   Diaz Espejo, A ^b   Gago, J ^a   Galle A ^a,c   Galmes J ^a   Gulias J ^a   Medrano, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^c Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biochemical limitation; Chilling; Drought; Mediterranean; Mesophyll conductance limitation; Stomatal limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOME; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPLAST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROUGHT STRESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84897961592     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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