Effect of fertilizer application on photosynthesis and oil yield of Jatropha curcas L.

Photosynthetica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-218

  Yong, J W H ^a   Ng, Y F ^a   Tan, S N ^a   Chew, A Y L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

biofuel; chlorophyll meter; Jatropha curcas L.; leaf nitrogen content; oil; photosynthetic rates; stable isotope

Indexed keywords

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 77955721547     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-010-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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