Effects of light regime on δ13C, photosynthesis and yield of field-grown banana (Musa sp., Musaceae)

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Israeli, Y ^a,b   Schwartz, A ^a   Plaut, Z ^c   Yakir, D ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Jordan Valley Banana Exp Station   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Banana; Carbon 13; Cloudiness; Gas exchange; Irradiance; Isotopic discrimination; Musa; Musaceae; Photosynthesis; Shade; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

MUSA SPP.;

EID: 0030056184     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00244.x     Document Type: Article

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