Seasonal and diurnal variation in the stomatal conductance and paraheliotropism of tedera (Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata) in the field

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 719-729

  Foster, Kevin ^a,b   Ryan, Megan H ^a   Real, Daniel ^a,b   Ramankutty, Padmaja ^a   Lambers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; alfalfa; lucerne; paraheliotropism; perennial legume; Psoralea bituminosa

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84880484257     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP12228     Document Type: Article

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