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| Global analysis of plasticity in turgor loss point, a key drought tolerance trait MK Bartlett, Y Zhang, N Kreidler, S Sun, R Ardy, K Cao, L Sack Ecology letters 17 (12), 1580-1590, 2014 | 346 | 2014 |
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| Gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and osmotic adjustment in two mango cultivars under drought stress NI Elsheery, KF Cao Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 30, 769-777, 2008 | 265 | 2008 |
| Leaf element concentrations of terrestrial plants across China are influenced by taxonomy and the environment SB Zhang, JL Zhang, JWF Slik, KF Cao Global Ecology and Biogeography 21 (8), 809-818, 2012 | 240 | 2012 |
| Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection for the resurrection plant Paraboea rufescens under drought stress W Huang, SJ Yang, SB Zhang, JL Zhang, KF Cao Planta 235, 819-828, 2012 | 225 | 2012 |
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| Leaf turgor loss point is correlated with drought tolerance and leaf carbon economics traits SD Zhu, YJ Chen, Q Ye, PC He, H Liu, RH Li, PL Fu, GF Jiang, KF Cao Tree Physiology 38 (5), 658-663, 2018 | 189 | 2018 |
| Tree ring density-based summer temperature reconstruction for the central Hengduan Mountains in southern China ZX Fan, A Bräuning, B Yang, KF Cao Global and Planetary Change 65 (1-2), 1-11, 2009 | 188 | 2009 |
| Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems GY Hao, WA Hoffmann, FG Scholz, SJ Bucci, FC Meinzer, AC Franco, ... Oecologia 155, 405-415, 2008 | 179 | 2008 |
| Leaf anatomy and chlorophyll content of 12 woody species in contrasting light conditions in a Bornean heath forest KF Cao Canadian Journal of Botany 78 (10), 1245-1253, 2000 | 179 | 2000 |
| Water‐use advantage for lianas over trees in tropical seasonal forests YJ Chen, KF Cao, SA Schnitzer, ZX Fan, JL Zhang, F Bongers New Phytologist 205 (1), 128-136, 2015 | 178 | 2015 |
| Growth–climate responses of high-elevation conifers in the central Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China ZX Fan, A Bräuning, KF Cao, SD Zhu Forest Ecology and Management 258 (3), 306-313, 2009 | 177 | 2009 |
| Stem hydraulics mediates leaf water status, carbon gain, nutrient use efficiencies and plant growth rates across dipterocarp species JL Zhang, KF Cao Functional ecology 23 (4), 658-667, 2009 | 175 | 2009 |
| Midday stomatal conductance is more related to stem rather than leaf water status in subtropical deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees YJ ZHANG, FC Meinzer, JINHUA QI, G Goldstein, KUNF CAO Plant, cell & environment 36 (1), 149-158, 2013 | 171 | 2013 |
| Spatial and temporal temperature trends on the Yunnan Plateau (Southwest China) during 1961–2004 ZX Fan, A Bräuning, A Thomas, JB Li, KF Cao International Journal of Climatology 31 (14), 2078-2090, 2011 | 161 | 2011 |
| Foliar application of nanoparticles mitigates the chilling effect on photosynthesis and photoprotection in sugarcane NI Elsheery, VSJ Sunoj, Y Wen, JJ Zhu, G Muralidharan, KF Cao Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 149, 50-60, 2020 | 156 | 2020 |
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