Effects of crown development on leaf irradiance, leaf morphology and photosynthetic capacity in a peach tree

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 929-938

  Walcroft, Adrian ^a   Le Roux, Xavier ^a   Diaz Espejo, Antonio ^a   Dones, Nicolas ^a   Sinoquet, Hervé ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carboxylation rate; Electron transport rate; Leaf mass per unit area; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic temperature response; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; IRRADIANCE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AVIGNON; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 0036749036     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.13.929     Document Type: Article

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