Growth, productivity and water use in three hybrid poplar clones

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 829-835

  Souch, C A ^a   Stephens, William ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annual biomass production; Annual water use; Drought; Drying cycles; Leaf area development; Populus

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CLONE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; HYBRID; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PRODUCT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0032405923     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.12.829     Document Type: Article

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