Field comparisons of photosynthesis and leaf conductance in Ziziphus mauritiana and other fruit tree species in Zimbabwe

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 449-454

  Clifford, Sean C ^a   Kadzere, Irene ^b   Jones, Hamlyn G ^a   Jackson, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Horticultural Research Centre   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Fruit trees; Gas exchange; Photosynthesis; Southern Africa; Stomata

Indexed keywords

ZIZYPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0030739307     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050106     Document Type: Article

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