Do fruit sunburn control measures affect leaf photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance in 'Royal Gala' apple?

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-165

  Gindaba, Jiregna ^a   Wand, Stephanie J E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evaporative cooling; Leaf temperature; Photosynthetic rate; Shade net; Stomatal conductance; Surround WP

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FRUIT; LEAF; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STELLENBOSCH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33751221973     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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