High vapour pressure deficit and low soil water availability enhance shoot growth responses of a C4 grass (Panicum coloratum cv. Bambatsi) to CO2 enrichment

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Seneweera, Saman P ^a   Ghannoum, Oula ^a   Conroy, Jann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

C4 grass; Elevated CO2; Growth; Soil water supply; Vapour pressure deficit; Water relations

Indexed keywords

PANICUM COLORATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0031865536     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97054     Document Type: Article

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