Light-energy processing and freezing-tolerance traits in red spruce and black spruce: Species and seed-source variation

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 685-694

  Major, John E ^a   Barsi, Debby C ^a   Mosseler, Alex ^a   Campbell, Moira ^a   Rajora, Om P ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive traits; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Ecophysiology; Fitness; Genetic variation; Photosynthesis; Picea mariana; Picea rubens

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLD TOLERANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FREEZING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PICEA MARIANA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 0038416717     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.10.685     Document Type: Article

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