Branching responses of a plagiotropic clonal herb to localised incidence of light simulating that reflected from vegetation

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 185-190

  Hay, M J M ^a   Newton, P C D ^a   Robin, C ^b   Cresswell, A ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary buds; Clonal ecophysiology; Light emitting diodes; Plagiotropic stems; R:FR ratio; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHOTOINHIBITION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 0035033295     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000582     Document Type: Article

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