Alteration of transpiration rate, by changing air vapour pressure deficit, influences leaf extension rate transiently in Miscanthus

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 337, 1999, Pages 1393-1401

  Clifton Brown, J C ^a   Jones, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

C4 plants; Leaf growth; Miscanthus x giganteus; Temperature; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 0032867083     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.337.1393     Document Type: Review

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