Dominant Trees in a Subtropical Forest Respond to Drought Mainly via Adjusting Tissue Soluble Sugar and Proline Content

It is well-known that drought has considerable effects on plant traits from leaf to ecosystem scales; however, little is known about the relative contributions of various traits within or between tree species in determining the plant’s sensitivity or the tolerance to drought under field conditions....

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Main Authors: Yuanwen Kuang, Yimin Xu, Lingling Zhang, Enqing Hou, Weijun Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00802/full