Drought induced changes in growth, leaf gas exchange and biomass production in Albizia lebbeck and Cassia siamea seedlings

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Gnaana Saraswathi, S ^a   Paliwal, Kailash ^b  

^a HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

^b Koba Institutional Area   (India)

Author keywords

Albizia iebbeck; Biomass; Cassia siamea; Drought stress; Leaf gas exchange; Photosynthesis rate; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CORRELATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; LEGUME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 79956334122     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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