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Francesca Grisafi Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 11, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

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Elisabetta Oddo Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, Italy

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Maria Letizia Gargano Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 11, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

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Simone Inzerillo Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, Italy

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Gianni Russo Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 11, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

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Giuseppe Venturella Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 11, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

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The choice of stress resistant and highly adaptable species is a fundamental step for landscaping and ornamental purposes in arid and coastal environments such as those in the Mediterranean basin. The genus Tamarix L. includes about 90 species with a high endurance of adversity. We investigated the water relations and photosynthetic response of Tamarix arborea (Sieb. ex Ehrenb.) Bge. var. arborea and T. parviflora DC. growing in an urban environment. Both species showed no evidence of drought or salt stress in summer, and appeared to follow two strategies with T. arborea var. arborea investing in high carbon gain at the beginning of the summer, and then reducing photosynthetic activity at the end of the season, and T. parviflora showing lower but constant levels of photosynthetic activity throughout the vegetative season. For landscaping and ornamental purposes, we suggest T. arborea var. arborea when a fast-growing, high-cover species is necessary, and T. parviflora when less-invasive species are required.

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    1. Csányi, Vilmos (Göd)
    1. Dudits, Dénes (Szeged)
    1. Falus, András (Budapest)
    1. Fischer, Ernő (Pécs)
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    1. Sipiczky, Mátyás (Debrecen)
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    1. Tari, Irma (Szeged)
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