Plant water relations influence carbon gain in a grass occurring along sharp gradients of soil temperature

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-250

  Germino, Matthew J ^a,b   Wraith, Jon M ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichanthelium lanuginosum; Geothermal; High temperature stress; Photosynthesis; Supraoptimal soil temperatures

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRASS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER RELATIONS;

DICHANTHELIUM LANUGINOSUM;

EID: 0037314226     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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