Further evidence that some plants can lose and regain hydraulic function daily

Tree Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 691-693

  McCulloh, Katherine A ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; TREE; WOOD; XYLEM;

TREES; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84939623346     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv066     Document Type: Note

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