Arundo donax L. (Poaceae) - A C3 species with unusually high photosynthetic capacity

Botanica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-221

  Rossa, B ^a   Tuffers A V ^a   Naidoo, G ^b   Von Willert, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arundo donax; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Gas exchange; Ion concentrations; Leaf water potential; Quantum yield

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO DONAX; PHRAGMITES; POACEAE;

EID: 0031810422     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1998.tb00698.x     Document Type: Article

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