Photosynthetic light response of the C4 grasses Brachiaria brizantha and B. humidicola under shade;Respostas fotossintéticas das gramíneas C4 Brachiaria brizantha e B. humidicola sob sombreamento

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-68

  Dias Filho, Moacyr Bernardino ^a,b  

^a EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

^b CNPq   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation; Chlorophyll content; Light compensation point; Pasture

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242696703     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162002000100009     Document Type: Article

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