Transpiration efficiency of three Mediterranean annual pasture species and wheat

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 32-38

  Bolger, T P ^a   Turner, N C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual pastures; Carbon isotope discrimination; Gas exchange transpiration efficiency water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

PASTURE; TRANSPIRATION EFFICIENCY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

ARCTOTHECA CALENDULA; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031838821     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050488     Document Type: Article

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