Effects of water deficits on 13C discrimination and transpiration efficiency of Eucalyptus globulus clones

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 645-653

  Osório, Júlio ^a   Osório, M Leonor ^a   Chaves, M Manuela ^a   Pereira, João S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Eucalyptus; Transpiration efficiency; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CLONE; GAS EXCHANGE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SALINITY; SOIL WATER DEFICIT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0031729411     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97167     Document Type: Article

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