Influence of irradiance on water relations and carbon flux during rooting of Shorea leprosula leafy stem cuttings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 445-452

  Aminah, H ^a   Dick, J McP ^b   Grace, J ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leaf to air vapor pressure deficit; Photosynthesis; Relative water content; Stomatal conductance; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

SHOREA LEPROSULA;

EID: 0030930624     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.7.445     Document Type: Article

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