Shoot growth patterns in saplings of Cleyera japonica in relation to light and architectural position

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Suzuki, Arata Antonio ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branching; Branching order; Crown architecture development; Shoot length

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIGHT; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHOOT;

CLEYERA; CLEYERA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; THEACEAE;

EID: 0037284587     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.1.67     Document Type: Article

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