Photosynthetic response of Podophyllum hexandrum Royle from different altitudes in Himalayan ranges

Photosynthetica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-139

  Vats, S K ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Efficiency of carbon uptake; Intercellular CO2 concentration; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 30744459129     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-005-0169-9     Document Type: Article

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