Water stress affects leaf anatomy, gas exchange, water relations and growth of two avocado cultivars

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 39-50

  Chartzoulakis, K ^a   Patakas, A ^b   Kofidis, G ^b   Bosabalidis, A ^b   Nastou, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Growth; Leaf anatomy; Persea americana; Photosynthesis; Water potential components; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CULTIVAR; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER STRESS;

PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0037008809     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(02)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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