Base water potential of Picea abies as a characteristic of the soil water status

Plant and Soil

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-280

  Sellin, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

air temperature; base water potential; Picea abies; pressure chamber; soil water content; vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0030464102     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00010456     Document Type: Article

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