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Superior Adaptation To Drought In Rubus Armeniacus (Himalayan Blackberry) In Northwest Oregon, J. Alan Yeakley, Joshua S. Caplan
Superior Adaptation To Drought In Rubus Armeniacus (Himalayan Blackberry) In Northwest Oregon, J. Alan Yeakley, Joshua S. Caplan
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Despite the status Rubus armeniacus (Himalayan blackberry) has as one of the most prolific and damaging plant invaders in the Pacific Northwest, we know little about the role of water relations in its success. The information available on invasive blackberry water relations (Fotelli et al. 2001; McDowell and Turner 2002) suggests that an ability to avoid water stress has been critically important to their proliferation in regions with Mediterranean climates (Amor et al. 1998). We had two objectives regarding the role of water relations in the invasive success of R. armeniacus:
Objective 1. Determine if R. armeniacus is better adapted …