The effects of propagation environment and foliar area on the rooting physiology of Cordia alliodora (Ruiz and Pavon) Oken cuttings

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 404-411

  Mesen F ^a   Newton, A C ^b,c   Leakey, R R B ^b  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cordia alliodora; Photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

CORDIA ALLIODORA; PAVON; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0030740314     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050101     Document Type: Article

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