Leaf water use efficiency differs between Eucalyptus seedlings from contrasting rainfall environments

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 441-450

  Searson, Matthew J ^a   Thomas, Dane S ^b   Montagu, Kelvin D ^b   Conroy, Jann P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assimilation rate; Eucalyptus; Photosynthesis; Water use

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAIN; SEED;

WATER-LIMITED CONDITIONS; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY (WUE);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFALL; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS OCCIDENTALIS; EUCALYPTUS SIDEROXYLON; SIDEROXYLON;

EID: 3042704817     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP03199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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