Water-use efficiency of sweet sorghum under water stress conditions gas-exchange investigations at leaf and canopy scales

Field Crops Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 221-234

  Steduto, P ^a   Katerji, N ^b   Puertos Molina, H ^a   Unlu M ^a   Mastrorilli, M ^c   Rana, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowen ratio energy balance; Gas exchange; Sweet sorghum; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030724176     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(97)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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