Growth and photosynthetic and biochemical responses of tea cultivars to blister blight infection

Photosynthetica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-138

  Premkumar, R ^a   Ponmurugan, P ^b   Manian, S ^c  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

^b K S RANGASAMY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Camellia species; Chlorophyll; Clone differences; Exobasidium vexans; Fresh and dry masses; Hybrids; Net photosynthetic rate; Stomatal conductance; Stomatal index; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA; EXOBASIDIUM VEXANS;

EID: 40749146448     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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