The influence of weed control only (W) versus weed control plus irrigation (WI) and weed control plus irrigation and fertigation (WIF) on canopy stomatal conductance (G S) and transpiration expressed on a ground (E) and leaf area (E L) basis was examined over 1 year in 5-year-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) to determine whether increased leaf area index (L) in response to intensive silviculture resulted in regulation of G S...

Because of the importance of hydraulic architecture in understanding physiological differences between small and large trees, we tested the hypothesis that foliar δ13C increased with aboveground flow-path length in longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) trees of varying age and size at two sites in the lower Coastal Plain. This species offered a unique opportunity to examine variability in foliar δ13C in relation to pathway len...