Foliar water-uptake strategies are related to leaf water status and gas exchange in plants from a ferruginous rupestrian field

• Published in: American journal of botany Vol. 106; no. 7; pp. 935 - 942
• Main Authors: Boanares, Daniela, Kozovits, Alessandra R., Lemos-Filho, José P., Isaias, Rosy M. S., Solar, Ricardo R. R., Duarte, Alexandre A., Vilas-Boas, Tiago, França, Marcel G. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley and Sons, Inc 01.07.2019; Botanical Society of America, Inc
• Subjects: Apertures; Assimilation; Asteraceae; carbon; Carbon dioxide; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; Conductance; Dry season; Ecosystem; ecosystems; Flowers & plants; Fog; Gas exchange; leaf water potential; Leaves; Malphygiaceae; Melastomataceae; OCBIL; photosynthesis; Plant Leaves - physiology; Plant species; Plants; Rainy season; RESEARCH ARTICLE; Resistance; Seasons; Species; Stomata; Stomatal conductance; stomatal movement; Transpiration; Water - physiology; Water deficit; Water loss; Water potential; water relations; Water uptake; wet season; Malphygiaceae; Melastomataceae; OCBIL; water relations; photosynthesis; Asteraceae

Premise Fog is a frequent event in Brazilian rupestrian field and plays an important role in the physiology of several plant species. Foliar water uptake (FWU) of fog may be fast or slow depending on the species. However, fog water may negatively affect CO2 assimilation. Thus, the interference in th...