Soybean leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll content, and chlorophyll a/b ratio

Photosynthetica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-98

  Fritschi, F B ^a   Ray, J D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Areal leaf mass; Canopy; Glycine max; Leaf insertion; Light harvesting complex; Photosystem 2; SPAD

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33846422342     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0014-4     Document Type: Article

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