Non-foliar photosynthesis - A strategy of additional carbon acquisition

Flora

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-97

  Aschan, Guido ^a   Pfanz, Hardy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO2 recycling; Epiphytes; Floral photosynthesis; Fruit photosynthesis; Orchids; Root photosynthesis; Stem photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EPIPHYTE; FLOWER; FRUIT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT; STEM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0037269083     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0367-2530-00080     Document Type: Review

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