Epidermal transpiration, ultrastructural characteristics and net photosynthesis of white spruce somatic seedlings in response to in vitro acclimatization

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 554-561

  Lamhamedi, Mohammed S ^a   Chamberland, Hélène ^b   Tremblay, Francine M ^b  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEED; TRANSPIRATION;

EPIDERMAL TRANSPIRATION;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0041566932     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2003.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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