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The control of the circadian rhythm of transpiration inTamarix aphylla seems to include two distinct components: an externally induced one, that is initiated by the ‘light on’ signal, and an endogenous clock, whose memorization of the period length is independent of the instant environmental signal.
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This investigation was carried out at the Tel Aviv University and supported by the MINERVA foundation and by the DFG.
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Hagemeyer, J., Waisel, Y. Phase-shift and memorization of the circadian rhythm of transpiration ofTamarix aphylla. Experientia 46, 876–877 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935545
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