Biomass accumulation, allocation, and water-use efficiency in 10 Malus rootstocks under two watering regimes

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-294

  Ma, Xiaowei ^a   Ma, Fengwang ^a   Li, Cuiying ^a   Mi, Yinfa ^a   Bai, Tuanhui ^a   Shu, Huairui ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Carbon isotope composition; Malus; Photosynthesis; Plant water use efficiency; Relative growth rate; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DRY MATTER; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAF AREA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOTSTOCK; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84755161587     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-010-9306-y     Document Type: Article

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