Leaf gas exchange performance and the lethal water potential of five European species during drought

Tree Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 179-192

  Li, Shan ^a   Feifel, Marion ^a   Karimi, Zohreh ^a,b   Schuldt, Bernhard ^c   Choat, Brendan ^d   Jansen, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cambium vitality; embolism resistance; hydraulic failure; leaf turgor; photosynthesis; plant death; xylem water potential

Indexed keywords

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF; MORTALITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; XYLEM;

ACER CAMPESTRE; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

ACER; BETULACEAE; DESICCATION; DROUGHT; EUROPE; FRAXINUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ACER; BETULACEAE; DESICCATION; DROUGHTS; EUROPE; FRAXINUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

EID: 84960364262     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv117     Document Type: Article

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