Short-term exposure to elevated atmospheric CO2 benefits the growth of a facultative annual root hemiparasite, Rhinanthus minor (L.), more than that of its host, Poa pratensis (L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 389, 2003, Pages 1951-1955

  Hwangbo, Jun Kwon ^a,b   Seel, Wendy E ^a   Woodin, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elevated CO2; Nitrogen; Parasitic angiosperm; Photosynthesis; Poa pratensis; Rhinanthus minor

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION;

ANGIOSPERMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POA; SWEATING;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LAMIACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; POA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; RHINANTHUS; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 0042706138     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg194     Document Type: Article

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