Leaf allometry of Salix viminalis during the first growing season

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 655-660

  Verwijst, Theo ^a   Wen, Da Zhi ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

allometric relations; isometric relations; leaf shape; leaf size; specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

SALIX; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 0029761620     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.7.655     Document Type: Article

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