Study on growth and stomatal response of young poplar plants subjected to partial soil drying

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-57

  Mohiuddin, M ^a   Jarvis, P G ^b   Russell, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Growth; Soil drying; Stomatal conductance; Young poplar

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644222118     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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