Field water relations of Capparis spinosa L.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-248

  Rhizopoulou, Sophia ^a   Heberlein, Kurt ^b   Kassianou, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capparis spinosa; Leaf water potential; Osmotica; Proline; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CAPPARIS SPINOSA;

EID: 0031172615     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0207     Document Type: Article

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