C4 photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidative protection of C3 desert shrub Hedysarum scoparium in Northwest China

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 647-661

  Gong, Chun Mei ^b   Gao, Xiao Wei ^b   Cheng, Dong Liang ^b   Wang, Gen Xuan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEDYSARUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 33847656229     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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