The thermal response of leaf extension rate in genotypes of the C4-grass Miscanthus: An important factor in determining the potential productivity of different genotypes

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 313, 1997, Pages 1573-1581

  Clifton Brown, J C ^a,b   Jones, M B ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4 plants; Leaf growth; Miscanthus; Radiation use efficiency; Temperature; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 0030848831     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.8.1573     Document Type: Article

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