Differential effects of light quantity and spectral light quality on growth, morphology and development of two stoloniferous Potentilla species

Oecologia

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Stuefer, Josef F ^a   Huber, Heidrun ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Morphological plasticity; Plant architecture; Plant development; Red far red ratio

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOWERING PLANT; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT; SHADING;

EID: 0032406347     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050624     Document Type: Article

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