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Desert researchers have attempted to identify plant adaptations for either collecting or conserving water. Relatively few structural subjects have been pursued with sufficient experimentation to draw generalizations that fit desert plants. The following are particularly interesting topics on water uptake, transport, and management that have been investigated.
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Gibson, A.C. (1996). Special Topics in Water Relations. In: Structure-Function Relations of Warm Desert Plants. Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60979-4_6
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