Specific leaf area in barley: Individual leaves versus whole plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-51

  Gunn, S ^a   Farrar, J F ^a   Collis, B E ^a   Nason, M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barley; Dry weight; Shade; Specific leaf area; Structural dry weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032809036     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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