Photosynthetic characteristics in mulberry during water stress and rewatering

Photosynthetica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-263

  Ramanjulu, S ^a,b   Sreenivasalu, N ^a   Giridhara Kumar, S ^a   Sudhakar, C ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intercellular CO2 concentration; Leaf area; Leaf dry mass; Morus alba; Net photosynthetic rate; Photosystem 2; Relative water content; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration rate; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; PHOTOSYSTEM II; STRESS TOLERANCE;

MORUS ALBA;

EID: 0032433001     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006919009266     Document Type: Article

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