Relationship between stomatal conductance and leaf water potential in selected forest tree species growing under different levels of natural shade in the mid-country wet zone

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-78

  De Costa, W A J M ^a   Abeysinghe, W A M W K S B ^a   Chandrapala, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Acronychia pedunculata; Alstonia macrophylla; Filicium decipiens; Macaranga peltata; Mesua ferrea; Semicarpus nigro viridis; Shade; Stomatal conductance; Stomatal density; Swietenia macrophylla; Tectona grandis; Terminalia catappa; Water potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548273166     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v28i1.2935     Document Type: Article

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