The influence of foliar-applied urea nitrogen and saline solutions on net gas exchange of Citrus leaves

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 501-506

  Romero Aranda, R ^a   Syvertsen, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CaCl2; Citrus paradisi 'Duncan' grapefruit; Citrus sinensis 'Valencia' orange; NaCl; Net CO2 assimilation; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS X PARADISI; VALENCIA;

EID: 0001528275     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.3.501     Document Type: Article

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