Clonal variation in stomatal characteristics related to biomass production of 12 poplar (Populus) clones in a short rotation coppice culture

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 279-286

  Al Afas, N ^a   Marron, N ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abaxial versus adaxial leaf surface; Biomass production; Stomatal density; Stomatal length; Upper versus lower canopy position

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLONAL GROWTH; COPPICE; LEAF; STOMATA;

POPULUS; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 33747750177     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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