Changes in leaf water use after removal of leaf lower surface hairs on Mallotus macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae) in a tropical secondary forest in Malaysia

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Kenzo, Tanaka ^a   Yoneda, Reiji ^a   Azani, Mohamad Alias ^b   Majid, Nik Muhamad ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Leaf trichomes; Photosynthesis; Transpiration; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER;

LEAF TRICHOMES; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MALLOTUS (PLANT);

EID: 40349093213     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-008-0062-z     Document Type: Article

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