Horizontal and vertical variations in photosynthetic capacity in a Pinus densiflora crown in relation to leaf nitrogen allocation and acclimation to irradiance

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 851-857

  Han, Qingmin ^a   Kawasaki, Tatsuro ^a   Katahata, Shinichiro ^b   Mukai, Yuzuru ^b   Chiba, Yukihiro ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Marimum rate of electron transport; Maximum rate of carboxylation; Nitrogen partitioning; Rate of light saturated photosynthesis; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PINUS DENSIFLORA;

EID: 0042856652     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.12.851     Document Type: Article

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