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Record 1 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

A measure of the relation between assimilation and respiration in a plant (i.e. of its material balance), expressed as the time necessary, from sunrise, for the plant to recover by photosynthesis the loss of C, as CO2, from respiration during the previous night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Expression, ou mesure, de la relation qui existe entre l'assimilation et la respiration d'une plante, exprimée par le temps qui est nécessaire, à partir du lever du soleil, pour que la plante récupère, par photosynthèse, la perte de carbone transformé en CO2 par la respiration pendant la nuit précédente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
DEF

Tiempo necesario para recuperar por fotosíntesis el carbono emitido en la noche precedente por el vegetal.

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