Quantification of carbon assimilation of plants in simulated and in situ interiorscapes

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 468-476

  Pennisi, Svoboda V ^a   van Iersel, Marc W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon sequestration; Foliage plants

Indexed keywords

FICUS BENJAMINA; SCINDAPSUS AUREUS;

EID: 84861327096     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.4.468     Document Type: Article

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