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Here, leaf water potential (\n                    <jats:italic>\u03a8<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), stomatal conductance (\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), photosynthesis (\n                    <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                    n) and leaf hydraulic conductance (\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) during and after drought were measured in rhizobium\u2010inoculated and non\u2010inoculated\n                    <jats:italic>Glycine max<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Caragana korshinskii<\/jats:italic>\n                    grown under well\u2010watered (WW), moderate drought stress (MS) and severe drought stress (SS) conditions. Non\u2010inoculated plants of each species exhibited a more negative\n                    <jats:italic>\u03a8<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    , decreasing the maximum\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf\u2010max<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), a more negative\n                    <jats:italic>\u03a8<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    at 50% loss of\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf\u2010max<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), lowering the\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>n<\/jats:sub>\n                    , and delayed recovery from drought when grown under increasing drought severity, displaying a significant trade\u2010off between\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf\u2010max<\/jats:sub>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                    . However, compared with non\u2010inoculated plants, inoculated plants exhibited greater drought tolerance because of the improved\n                    <jats:italic>\u03a8<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    , revealing a new trade\u2010off relationship characterised by a greater\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf\u2010max<\/jats:sub>\n                    and a more negative\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>leaf<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                    , increased\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>n<\/jats:sub>\n                    , a more rapid recovery from drought, greater biomass accumulation and increased nitrogen and phosphorus contents. 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