Water is an important resource for plant growth. Availability of water in the soil determines the niche, distribution and competitive interaction of plants in the environment

Archibold

Davies

Ellenberg

Etherington

Grime

Hartung

Hensen

Lambers

Norwood

Proctor

Rodriguez-Iturbe

Scott

Silvertown

Smith

Taiz

Wesseling

Whittaker

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Ecology of Water Relations in Plants

Water is an important and often limiting resource for plant  growth.  Water  can  influence  plant  growth  and functioning as a direct resource, or indirectly by influencing availability of other resources such as nutrients and oxygen. Availability of water in soil can be quantified in a number of ways, namely as amount of water stored in soil; as  depth  of  water  level  from  soil  surface;  duration  of specific water level through time; or frequency of occurrence of specified water levels in a set duration of time. Plants are sensitive to water availability and have developed sensing and adaptation strategies to ensure competitive   and   survival   success.   Variation   in   water availabilities can determine the distribution and interaction  of  plants  by  influencing  their  response,  thereby establishing a basis for niche differentiation

Araya, Yoseph Negusse

Garcia-Baquero, Gonzalo

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Ecology of Water Relations in Plants

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