Responses of root length/leaf area ratio and specific root length of an understory herb, Pteridophyllum racemosum, to increases in irradiance

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 227-237

  Tani, T ^a,b   Kudoh, H ^a,c   Kachi, N ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Link length; Root branch order; Root length leaf area ratio; Root mass per unit leaf area; Specific root length; The rate of increases in irradiance

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

PAPAVERACEAE; PTERIDOPHYLLUM RACEMOSUM;

EID: 0242660089     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026177528138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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