Limitations to photosynthesis of lettuce grown under tropical conditions: Alleviation by root-zone cooling

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 359, 2001, Pages 1323-1330

  He, J ^a   Lee, S K ^a   Dodd, I C ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lactuca sativa L.; Photosynthetic CO2 assimilation; Relative water content; Root zone temperature; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AERIAL PARTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0034945071     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/52.359.1323     Document Type: Article

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