Seasonal changes in CO2 assimilation in leaves of seedlings and micropropagated plants of carob tree established in the field

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 812, Issue , 2009, Pages 479-484

  Osorio M L ^a   Osorio J ^a   David, M M ^a   Correia, M J ^a   Romano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Photochemistry; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis; Survival

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 70350041064     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.812.69     Document Type: Article

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