Gas exchange characteristics of Chamaecytisus proliferus subsp. proliferus var. palmensis (Tagasaste) measured in spring-summer under field conditions

Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-236

  Gonzalez Rodriguez A M ^a   Martin Olivera A ^a   Morales, D ^a   Jimenez M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation rate; Diurnal courses; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHAMAECYSTIS PALMENSIS; CHAMAECYTISUS; CHAMAECYTISUS PROLIFERUS;

EID: 0037147591     PISSN: 00792047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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