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Diurnal variations of light-saturated CO2 assimilation and intercellular carbon dioxide concentration are not related to leaf water potential

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Küppers, M., Matyssek, R. & Schulze, E.D. Diurnal variations of light-saturated CO2 assimilation and intercellular carbon dioxide concentration are not related to leaf water potential. Oecologia 69, 477–480 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377072

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