Longevity and factors influencing photosynthesis in tea leaves

Photosynthetica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-46

  Raj Kumar, R ^a   Manivel, L ^a   Marimuthu, S ^a  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Camellia assamica ssp. assamica; Irradiance; Leaf age and insertion; Photon flux density; Spectral distribution in canopy

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032441544     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006809528852     Document Type: Article

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