Physiological characteristics of geophytes in semi-arid Namaqualand, South Africa

Plant Ecology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 121-132

  Rossa, Birgit ^a   Von Willert, Dieter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aseasonal rainfall; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Gas exchange; Leaf orientation; Photorespiration; Temperature optimum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032872722     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009870227638     Document Type: Article

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