Relationship between dew presence and Bassia dasyphylla plant growth

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-18

  Zhuang, Yanli ^a   Ratcliffe, Sophia ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bassia dasyphylla; Biomass allocation pattern; Dew; Photosynthesis performance; Water status

Indexed keywords

BASSIA DASYPHYLLA;

EID: 84860868404     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1227.2012.00011     Document Type: Article

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