Photosynthetic acclimation of shade-grown red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) seedlings to a high light environment

New Forests

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Parker, William C ^a   Mohammed, Gina H ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Competition; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Red pine; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 0033959659     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006668928091     Document Type: Article

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