Effect of watering regimen on chlorophyll fluorescence and growth of selected green roof plant taxa

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1623-1628

  Durhman, Angela K ^a   Bradley Rowe, D ^a   Rugh, Clayton L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassulacean acid metabolism; Drought tolerance; Eco roof; Evapotranspiration; Living roof; Sedum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH KINETICS;

CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; ECO-ROOF; LIVING ROOF; SEDUM; XEROPHYTIC PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLLS; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH; PLANTS; TRANSPIRATION;

COREOPSIS; COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA; CRASSULACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; SEDUM; SEDUM ACRE; SEDUM KAMTSCHATICUM ELLACOMBIANUM; SEDUM REFLEXUM; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 33845188869     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.7.1623     Document Type: Article

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