Does lateral gas diffusion in leaves matter?

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1072-1085

  Morison, James I L ^a   Lawson, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bundle sheath extension; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Intercellular air space; Internal conductance; Leaf anatomy; Patchiness; Photosynthetic heterogeneity; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

DIFFUSION; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; SWEATING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 34547470472     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01685.x     Document Type: Review

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