Title: Response of Stomatal Conductance, Transpiration, Photosynthesis, and Leaf Water Potential in Peach Seedlings to Different Watering Regimes1
Abstract: Abstract Stomatal conductance, transpiration, and photosynthesis declined steadily with decreasing leaf water potential in seedlings of peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] grown in large pots containing about 84 kg of steam-sterilized sandy loam soil under controlled environmental conditions. Growth and transpiration were reduced mainly through the effect of stomatal closure as soon as water stress commenced.