Plant growth, metabolism and adaptation in relation to stress conditions: XVII. Influence of different water treatments on stomatal apparatus, pigments and photosynthetic capacity in Vicia faba

Stress resistance strategy in an arid land shrub: interactions between developmental instability and fractal dimension

“…Under water shortage plants reduce their metabolic activity and stomatal conductance (Younis et al, 1993), causing a decrease in photosynthesis (Depuit & Caldwell, 1973;Comstock & Ehlenringer, 1984). Low carbon fixation may decrease growth rate (Sultan & Bazzaz, 1993;Pugnaire et al, 1993).…”

Drought stress and fluctuating asymmetry in Quercus undulata leaves: confounding effects of absolute and relative amounts of stress?

“…Extreme and short-term drought has also been found to cause entire and long-term ecotone shifts of forests (Allen and Breshears, 1998). Water shortage can cause plants to reduce their metabolic activity, causing a decrease in photosynthesis, carbon fixation, and ultimately, growth (Depuit and Caldwell, 1973;Younis et al, 1993; see also Møller and Shykoff, 1999 for review of developmental stability in plants).…”