Leaf anatomy enables more equal access to light and CO2 between chloroplasts

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-104

  Evans, John R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acclimation to light; Chloroplast surface area; CO2 diffusion; Internal conductance; Light absorption profiles; Rubisco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032801754     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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