Ecological implications of the determination of branch hierarchies

New Phytologist

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-118

  Novoplansky, Ariel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Branch competition; Branch hierarchy; Branch vigour; Developmental decisions; Phenotypic plasticity; Photosynthetic rates; Rate determined processes; Redundant organs

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0141460582     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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