Interactions between drought and elevated CO2 on alfalfa plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 118-124

  Sgherri, C L M ^a   Quartacci, M F ^a   Menconi, M ^a   Raschi, A ^a   Navara Izzo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO2 enrichment; Lipids; Medicago sativa L.; Protein metabolism; Thylakoids; Total non structural carbohydrates; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031952574     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80110-7     Document Type: Article

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