Estimation of chlorophyll in Quercus leaves using a portable chlorophyll meter: Effects of species and leaf age

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-108

  Silla, Fernando ^a   González Gil, Ana ^a   González Molina, Ma Esther ^a   Mediavilla, Sonia ^a   Escudero, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CCM 200 chlorophyll meter; Leaf age; Leaf chlorophyll content; LMA; Quercus sp.

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF; NONLINEARITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PYRENAICA; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 73549122779     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009093     Document Type: Article

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