Effects of light on shoot geometry and needle morphology in Abies amabilis

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Sprugel, D G ^a   Brooks, J R ^a,b   Hinckley, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf mass area; Leaf thickness; Light acclimation; Optimization; Silhouette area

Indexed keywords

ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0002101207     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.1-2.91     Document Type: Article

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