Soil Water and the Growth of Grasses: II. Effects of Soil Water Potential on Growth and Photosynthesis of Alopecurus Pratensis
- 1 July 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Ecology
- Vol. 55 (2) , 373-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2257882
Abstract
Alopecurus pratensis, in pot culture, shows reductions of dry weight production, photosynthesis and transpiration in response to soil water potentials as high as -0.5 to -1.0 atm. This effect may be associated with stomatal closure but a causal mechanism was not established. The unsaturated conductivity of the soil may play an important part in the growth and water balance relationship.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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