Occam's Razor, radiation-use efficiency, and vapor pressure deficit

Field Crops Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 239-243

  Sinclair, T R ^a   Muchow, R C ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Radiation use efficiency; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033043858     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(99)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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