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Summer dormancy, drought survival and functional resource acquisition strategies in California perennial grasses

Author(s) -

Jennifer Balachowski,

Pauline Bristiel,

Florence Volaire

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcw109

Subject(s) - perennial plant , biology , dormancy , agronomy , interspecific competition , phenology , annual plant , mediterranean climate , drought tolerance , ecology , germination

Evidence suggests drought severity is increasing due to climate change, but strategies promoting severe drought survival in perennial grasses have been seldom explored. This is particularly true of summer dormancy, an adaptation common in summer-dry Mediterranean-type climates. In addition, though theory predicts superior drought survival results in lower potential productivity, studies rarely measure both drought survival and growth under optimal conditions.

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