Methods for creating stomatal impressions directly onto archivable slides

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 232-236

  Gitz, Dennis C ^a   Baker, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER SUPPLY;

ASSIMILATION RATES; CROP YIELDS; LABOR INTENSIVES; LEAF SURFACES; SMALL REGIONS; STOMATAL DENSITIES; WATER USE EFFICIENCIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 58149480504     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0143N     Document Type: Article

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