Shade-shoot structure, photosynthetic performance in the field, and photosynthetic capacity of evergreen conifers

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Leverenz, Jerry W ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Field photosynthesis; Leaf silhouette area; Photosynthetic production; Shoot silhouette area

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0000861487     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.1-2.109     Document Type: Article

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