Genotypic variation in drought response of silver birch (Betula pendula): Leaf water status and carbon gain

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 517-528

  Aspelmeier, Stella ^a,b   Leuschner, Christoph ^c  

^a University of Göttingen ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Gas exchange; Leaf conductance; Osmotic adjustment; Phenotypic plasticity; 13C

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; GENOTYPE; OSMOSIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 9144222781     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.5.517     Document Type: Article

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