COMPARATIVE WATER RELATIONS OF PHASEOLUS-VULGARIS L AND PHASEOLUS-ACUTIFOLIUS GRAY
COMPARATIVE WATER RELATIONS OF PHASEOLUS-VULGARIS L AND PHASEOLUS-ACUTIFOLIUS GRAY
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DOI:
10.1104/pp.77.1.113
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
MARKHART, AH
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作者:
MARKHART, AH
Leaf area expansion, dry weight, and water relations ofPhaseolus vulgarisL. andP. acutifoliusGray were compared during a drying cycle in the greenhouse to understand the characteristics which contribute to the superior drought tolerance ofP. acutifolius. Stomates ofP. acutifoliusclosed at a much higher water potential than those ofP. vulgaris, delaying dehydration of leaf tissue.P. acutifoliushad a more deeply penetrating root system, which also contributes to its drought tolerance. Root-shoot ratios did not differ between the two species either under well watered or water stressed conditions. Leaf osmotic potential was also similar in the two species, with no apparent osmotic adjustment during water stress. These results indicate thatP. acutifoliuspostpones dehydration and suggest that sensitive stomates and a deeply penetrating root system are characteristics which, if incorporated into cultivated beans, might increase their drought tolerance.