Design, technical specification, and operation of growth chambers with a computer-controlled system for regulating relative humidity suitable for ecophysiological experiments with bryophytes

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-279

  Hanslin, Hans Martin ^a   Fjellvikås, Asbørn ^a   Bakken, Solveig ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Controlled conditions; Growth chamber; Humidity regulation; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 0007801999     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jbr.1999.21.4.271     Document Type: Article

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