Effects of air temperature, photoperiod and leaf age on foliar senescence of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) in environmentally controlled chambers

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1057-1065

  Rosenthal, S I ^a   Camm, E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Larix occidentalis; leaf senescence; photoperiod; photosynthesis; temperature

Indexed keywords

LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0030466829     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00212.x     Document Type: Article

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