Photosynthetic gas exchange, growth and biomass allocation of two Eucalyptus and three indigenous tree species of Ethiopia under moisture deficit

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 205, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 127-138

  Gindaba, Jiregna ^a   Rozanov, Andrey ^a   Negash, Legesse ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Relative water content; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Water potential; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BAKER SEEDLINGS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC GAS EXCHANGE; WATER DEFICIT;

BIOMASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH KINETICS; MOISTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEED; TISSUE; WATER;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH; MOISTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SEEDLINGS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

CORDIA; CORDIA AFRICANA; CROTON; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MILLETTIA;

EID: 11444253744     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.10.056     Document Type: Article

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