Does short-term potassium fertilization improve recovery from drought stress in laurel?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 906-913

  Oddo, Elisabetta ^a   Inzerillo, Simone ^a   Grisafi, Francesca ^a   Sajeva, Maurizio ^a   Salleo, Sebastiano ^b   Nardini, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductance; Ionic effect; Laurus nobilis L.; Xylem sap

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POTASSIUM; RECOVERY; SAP FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; XYLEM;

LAURUS NOBILIS;

FERTILIZER; ION; POTASSIUM; WATER;

DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAURUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; XYLEM;

DROUGHTS; FERTILIZERS; IONS; LAURUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; POTASSIUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84907811591     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt120     Document Type: Article

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