Variability in hydraulic architecture and gas exchange of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars under well-watered conditions: Interactions with leaf size

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-124

  Mencuccini, Maurizio ^b   Comstock, Jonathan ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Common bean; Gas exchange; Hydraulic conductance; Leaf energy balance; Leaf size

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032919487     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP98137     Document Type: Article

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