What are backshoots good for? Seasonal changes in mineral, carbohydrate and water content of different organs of the epiphytic orchid, Dimerandra emarginata

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 791-798

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Dimerandra emarginata; Epiphytes; Mineral nutrients; Orchids; Reproduction; Resource allocation; Total non structural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

DIMERANDRA EMARGINATA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0033384718     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0983     Document Type: Article

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