A relationship between humidity response, growth form and photosynthetic operating point in C3 plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1337-1349

  Franks, P J ^a,b   Farquhar, G D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argyrodendron peralatum; Austrobaileya scandens; Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum; Ginkgo biloba; Humidity response, leaf gas exchange, stomata; Idiospermum australiense; Neolitsea dealbata; Osmunda regalis; Prunus armeniaca; Pteridium aquilinum; Toona australis; Tradescantia virginiana; Triticum aestivum; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; C3 PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT TYPE; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032736251     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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