Growth and photosynthetic capacity in two woody species of cerrado vegetation under different radiation availability

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-252

  Ronquim, Carlos Cesar ^a   Prado, Carlos Henrique B De A ^a   De Paula, Nádia Figueiredo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Cerrado; Copaifera langsdorffii; Eriotheca gracilipes; Growth in shade; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII; ERIOTHECA GRACILIPES;

EID: 33746941770     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132003000200016     Document Type: Article

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