@inproceedings{fba55ec911a74e0cbea0c5bcdababcf9,
title = "Impact of thermal stress and high vpd on gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence of citrus grandis under desert conditions",
abstract = "The photosynthetic response of Citrus grandis to high light intensities, low air humidity and high temperature stress was investigated under desert conditions in the southern Arava Valley (Israel). During summer, a typical midday stomatal closure was observed even in well-watered trees due to the dramatic increase of the leaf-to-air water vapour deficit. As a result of the reduced transpirational cooling, leaf temperatures increased up to 11 °C above ambient air temperature. The combination of heat stress and photoinhibition resulted in a reversible decrease of photosynthetic activity of Citrus grandis under the extreme summer conditions.",
keywords = "Heat stress, Photoinhibition, Photosynthesis, Temperature",
author = "M. Veste and A. Ben-Gal and U. Shani",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.17660/actahortic.2000.531.20",
language = "אנגלית",
isbn = "9789066059221",
series = "Acta Horticulturae",
publisher = "International Society for Horticultural Science",
pages = "143--149",
booktitle = "II ISHS Conference on Fruit Production in theTropics and Subtropics",
address = "בלגיה",
}