Responses of temperate plants to drought conditions

 

Introduction
Background

Effects on:

      photosynthesis
     growth and allocation
Mitigating factors?
References

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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