Effects of gravity on transpiration of plant leaves

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1161, Issue , 2009, Pages 166-172

  Hirai, Hiroaki ^a   Kitaya, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absolute humidity; Heat convection; Microgravity; Parabolic airplane flight; Space; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAVITY; HUMIDITY; MICROGRAVITY; PLANT LEAF; SENSOR; SPACE FLIGHT; STRAWBERRY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 65249138293     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04093.x     Document Type: Article

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