Measuring water stress in Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden seedlings planted into pots

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-138

  Rolando, C A ^a   Little, K M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Eucalyptus grandis; Re establishment; Shoot water potential; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHLOROPHYLL; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; WATER STRESS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 37249060456     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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