Photosynthetic response to the low temperature in elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Zea mays

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-314

  Al Shoaibi, Abdulkhaliq A ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chilling stress; F v Fm; Gas exchange; Pennisetum purpureum; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53949092773     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2008.309.314     Document Type: Article

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