Modelling leaf expansion in a fluctuating environment: Are changes in specific leaf area a consequence of changes in expansion rate?

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  Tardieu, F ^a   Granier, C ^a   Muller, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cell division; Leaf expansion; Maize; Specific leaf area; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

EXPANSION; LEAF; MODEL; WATER RELATIONS;

EID: 0032782721     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00433.x     Document Type: Review

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