Variation in transpiration efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination in cowpea

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 503-510

  Ashok, ^a   Aftab Hussain, I S ^a   Prasad, T G ^a   Udaya Kuma, M ^a   Nageswara Rao, R C ^b   Wright, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Cowpea; Drought; Genotypic variation; Net assimilation rate; Transpiration efficiency

Indexed keywords

ILEX COOKII; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0032702280     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP98097     Document Type: Article

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