Light environment, nitrogen content, and carbon balance of basal leaves of sunflower canopies

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1093-1100

  Rousseaux, M C ^a   Hall, A J ^a   Sanchez R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0032765552     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.0011183X003900040023x     Document Type: Article

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