Dry mass allocation, water use efficiency and δ13C in clones of Eucalyptus grandis, E. grandis × camaldulensis and E. grandis × nitens grown under two irrigation regimes

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 497-502

  Le Roux, Debbie ^a,b   Stock, William D ^c   Bond, William J ^c   Maphanga, David ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intercellular to ambient CO2 concentration ratio; Lysimeters; Soil water; Stable carbon isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000630245     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.5.497     Document Type: Article

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