FIGURE 7.

(A) Total carbohydrates (starch plus soluble sugars), (B) starch content, and (C) soluble sugars content measured from stem tissues collected from plants exposed either to a fast‐developing drought (FDD; green bars) or to a slow‐developing drought (SDD; black bars). White bars indicate average values measured in well‐irrigated plants (CTR). One‐way ANOVA test suggests significant differences during the imposition of the stresses (P < 0.05). Letters denote homogeneous groups based on the Fisher LSD method. Asterisks denote significant differences in SDD and in FDD groups; data are mean values and bars are SE (n = 3 replicates with a pool of minimum two plants each)