Water deficit alters canopy structure but not photosynthesis during the regrowth of alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 722-731

  Pembleton, Keith G ^a   Rawnsley, Richard P ^a   Donaghy, Daniel J ^a   Volenec, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 63149187264     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.08.0456     Document Type: Article

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