The effect of drought and vapour pressure deficit on gas exchange of young kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa) Vines

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 605-613

  Gucci, Riccardo ^a   Massai, Rossano ^b   Xiloyannis, Cristos ^c   Flore, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; drought; kiwifruit; photosynthesis; stomata; transpiration; vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 0029739190     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0076     Document Type: Article

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