Leaf water relations in six provenances of Eucalyptus microtheca: A greenhouse experiment

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Tuomela, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diurnal leaf water potential; Eucalyptus microtheca; Leaf water relations; Osmotic adjustment; Provenance selection

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS MICROTHECA;

EID: 0030943020     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03961-8     Document Type: Article

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