Genotypic variation in relative growth rate and carbon isotope discrimination in sunflower is related to photosynthetic capacity

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-236

  Virgona, J M ^a,b   Farquhar, G D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HELIANTHUS ARGOPHYLLUS;

EID: 0030065885     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP9960227     Document Type: Article

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