Effects of drought and re-flooding on growth and photosynthesis of Carex schmidtii Meinsh: Implication for tussock restoration

Drought and flood are two common stresses on the growth and photosynthesis of wetland plants. Wetland plants experience the alternating drought-flooding conditions over an irregular time-scale. In order to investigate the effects of hydrological fluctuations on plant growth and photosynthesis, we subjected Carex schmidtii (a tussock-forming species) to five alternating drought-flooding conditions: consecutive drying treatment (D), moist...