Stomatal responses to leaf-to-air vapour pressure deficit in Sahelian species

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Maroco, João P ^a   Pereira, João S ^b   Chaves, M Manuela ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

C3; C4; Drought; Leaf to air vapour pressure deficit; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONVOLVULUS; DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTIUM; ERAGROSTIS TREMULA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA PES-TIGRIDIS; POACEAE; SCHOENEFELDIA; SCHOENEFELDIA GRACILIS;

EID: 0030760140     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP96062     Document Type: Article

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