Transpiration efficiency and its relationship with carbon isotope discrimination under well-watered and water-stressed conditions in Stylosanthes scabra

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1039-1045

  Thumma, Bala R ^a   Naidu, Bodapati P ^a   Cameron, Don F ^a   Bahnisch, Len M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drought resistance; Specific leaf area (SLA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC TRAIT; ISOTOPE LABELING; PLANT BREEDING;

STYLOSANTHES SCABRA;

EID: 0031693754     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97169     Document Type: Article

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