Humidity response of cuticular conductance of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaf discs maintained at high relative water content

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 316, 1997, Pages 1969-1975

  Hoad, S P ^a,b   Grace, J ^a   Jeffree, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Cuticular conductance; Cuticular membrane; Fagus sylvatica; Humidity; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0030812668     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.11.1969     Document Type: Article

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