A functional model of tree growth and tree architecture

Silva Fennica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-311

  De Reffye, Philippe ^a   Fourcaud, Thierry ^a,b   Blaise, Frédéric ^a   Barthélémy, Daniel ^c   Houllier, François ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

^c UMR AMAP   (France)

^d FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

Author keywords

Assimilate production; Computer simulations; Ecophysiology; Growth; Mathematical models; Plant architecture; Water transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000422618     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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