biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 19:442-447, 1977 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02922982

Water relations in plants dominating phryganic ecosystems

N. S. Maegaris1
1 Institute of General Botany, University of Athens, Athens 621, Greece

The water potential and the osmotic potential in plants which dominate Greek phryganic ecosystems (Phlomis fruticosa, Sarcopoterium spinosum, Gistus sp.) were measured from April to Nowember. Water potential decreased considerably reaching a minimum in September. Higher values of osmotic potential than that of water potential were found during dry period (i.e. negative values of pressure potential). This interesting fact was confirmed by artificial desiccation.

Received: March 14, 1977; Accepted: March 21, 1977; Published: November 1, 1977  Show citation

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Maegaris, N.S. (1977). Water relations in plants dominating phryganic ecosystems. Biologia plantarum, 19(6), 442-447. doi: 10.1007/BF02922982
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