Transpiration and Leaf Movement of Cotton Cultivars Grown in the Field under Arid Conditions

Five cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars were grown in the field in Xinjiang, China to evaluate their adaptability to arid conditions in terms of leaf temperature, transpiration rate and leaf movement. Leaf temperature was higher in the morning and lower in the afternoon as compared with air te...

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Main Authors: Chunyan Wang, Akihiro Isoda, Zhiyuan Li, Peiwu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2004-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.7.266