Studies on mechanisms of dehydration postponement in cassava leaves under short-term soil water deficits

Plant Production Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-189

  Itani, Juichi ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cassava; Drought dehydration; Heat balance method; Leaf water potential; Osmotic adjustment; Photosynthetic rate; Pith parenchyma

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044265837     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.2.184     Document Type: Article

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