Variability of initial growth, water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination in seedlings of Faidherbia albida (del.) A. Chev., a multipurpose tree of semi-arid Africa. Provenance and drought effects

Annales des Sciences Forestieres

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-348

  Roupsard, Olivier ^a   Joly, Hélène I ^a   Dreyer, Erwin ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Faidherbia albida; Intraspecific variability; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA;

EID: 0032052664     PISSN: 00034312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19980305     Document Type: Article

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