The water relations of rubber (hevea brasiliensis): A review

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-193

  Carr, M K V ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 84858252017     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479711000901     Document Type: Review

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