Diurnal gas exchange characteristics of two stem photosynthesizing legumes in relation to the climate at two contrasting sites in the California desert

Flora

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-116

  Nilsen, E T ^a   Rundel, P W ^b   Sharifi, M R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert; Diurnal cycles; Legumes; Microclimate; Stem photosynthesis in situ

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA VIRGATA; SENNA; SENNA ARMATA;

EID: 3342997010     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30699-0     Document Type: Article

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