Desiccation tolerance of five tropical seedlings in panama. Relationship to a field assessment of drought performance1

Studies of the desiccation tolerance of the seedlings of five tropical trees were made on potted plants growing in a greenhouse. Pots were watered to field capacity and then dehydrated for 3 to 9 weeks to reach various visual wilting stages, from slightly wilted to dead. Saturated root hydraulic con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plant physiology (Bethesda) 2003-07, Vol.132 (3), p.1439-1447
Hauptverfasser:	Tyree, Melvin T, Engelbrecht, Bettina M J, Vargas, Gustavo, Kursar, Thomas A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Desiccation Drought Dry season Field capacity Greenhouses Leaves Seedlings Tropical forests Understory Water potential Wilting
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