Boundary layer, stomatal geometry and -spacing, in relation to drought tolerance in four Nicotiana tabacum L. cultivars

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Van Rensburg, L ^a   Peacock, J ^b   Kruger G H J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Enerkom (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Drought tolerance; Stomatal geometry; Stomatal spacing

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0347813097     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1999.10634844     Document Type: Review

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