Sap flow estimates of Quercus suber according to climatic conditions in North Tunisia

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4705-4710

  Nasr, Z ^b   Woo, S Y ^a   Zineddine, M ^b   Khaldi, A ^b   Rejeb, M N ^b  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Africa; Cork oak; Mediterranean climate; Radiation; Temperature; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 80053894936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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