Water Status and Growth of Prosopis flexuosa in a South American Desert
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Explore water status, drought responses, and growth of Prosopis flexuosa trees in a South American desert with varying water table access. Analyze daily leaf conductance and water potentials in adult trees during dry and wet periods.
Water Status and Growth of Prosopis flexuosa in a South American Desert
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Online Resource 1 Water status, drought responses and growth of Prosopis flexuosa trees with different access to the water table in a warm South American desert Carla V. Giordano*, Aranzazú Guevara, Hernán E. Boccalandro, Carmen Sartor and Pablo E. Villagra *IADIZA CCT-Mendoza CONICET cgiordano@mendoza-conicet.gov.ar a b c d Daily leaf conductance to water vapor (gl) in representative valley and dune adult trees with contrasting pre-dawn leaf water potentials (ΨwPD) during a dry (a) and wet (b) period. c) and d) Daily gl and Ψw in the valley tree. Symbols represent single measurements; the vertical dashed line indicate local solar noon.