Population differences in water-use efficiency of Eucalyptus microtheca seedlings under different watering regimes

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-139

  Li, Chunyang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON 13; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE;

EUCALYPTUS MICROTHECA;

EID: 0034105890     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2000.108002134.x     Document Type: Article

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