Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2008-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02436.xPMID 18422905
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