Seasonal changes in photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of five plant species from a semiarid ecosystem

Photosynthetica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 399-410

  Tezara, W ^a   Fernandez M D ^a   Donoso, C ^a   Herrera, A ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Alternanthera crucis; C3 and C4 plants; Capparis odoratissima; Drought; Intercellular CO2 concentration; Ipomoea carnea; Jatropha gossypifolia; Photosynthetic rate; Prosopis juliflora

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA CARNEA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PRECIPITATION;

ALTERNANTHERA CRUCIS; CAPPARIS ODORATISSIMA; IPOMOEA CARNEA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 0032420249     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006916419260     Document Type: Article

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