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Water Stress, Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Activity

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Water and Plant Life

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 19))

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Water stress can have profound metabolic effects in plants, resulting not only in impaired gas exchange but also in profound alteration of physiological processes, as is presented in the comprehensive review by Hsiao (1973). It indicates that even slight stress could affect such different phenomena as cell growth, wall synthesis, nitrogen and chlorophyll metabolism, and the levels of growth substances.

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da Silva, J.V. (1976). Water Stress, Ultrastructure and Enzymatic Activity. In: Lange, O.L., Kappen, L., Schulze, ED. (eds) Water and Plant Life. Ecological Studies, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66429-8_13

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