Why are sun leaves thicker than shade leaves? - Consideration based on analyses of CO2 diffusion in the leaf

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-105

  Terashima, Ichiro ^a   Miyazawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Hanba, Yuko T ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell size; CO2 diffusion; Cost benefit analysis; Leaf photosynthesis; Mesophyll

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035533175     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013972     Document Type: Article

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