Misconceptions about the relation between plant growth and respiration

Botanica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-260

  Hansen, L D ^a,c   Breidenbach, R W ^b   Smith, B N ^c   Hansen, J R ^d   Criddle, R S ^e  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b Thermalytics Inc   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dyno Nobel   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Growth; Maintenance; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031715451     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1998.tb00706.x     Document Type: Review

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