Foliar plasticity of hybrid spruce in relation to crown position and stand age

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-317

  Richardson, A D ^a   Berlyn, G P ^a   Ashton, P M S ^a   Thadani, R ^a,c   Cameron, I R ^b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c Ctrl Himalayan Rural Action G   (India)

^d JS Thrower and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drought; Foliar plasticity; Needle anatomy; Photosynthesis; Picea; Stand development; Sun shade

Indexed keywords

ADAPTABILITY; DIMORPHISM; HYBRID; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PLASTICITY; STOMA CONDUCTANCE; STRESS TOLERANCE;

FOLIATION; HYBRID; PLASTICITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 0034084105     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b00-005     Document Type: Article

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