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High cuticular water loss leading to tree desiccation and leaf mortality is a predominant ecophysiological factor in determining plant growth and survival at timberlines (Hadley and Smith, 1990; Larcher, 1957; Sakai, 1970). Resistance to winter desiccation might, therefore, be important for the survival and development of trees at the alpine and boreal timberline, and an important trait for species and provenance selection in tree breeding at timberlines.
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Larsen, J.B. (1993). Testing Winter Desiccation Resistance for Species and Provenance Selection at Timberlines. In: Alden, J.N., Mastrantonio, J.L., Ødum, S. (eds) Forest Development in Cold Climates. NATO ASI Series, vol 244. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1600-6_4
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