The pattern of carbon allocation supporting growth of preformed shoot primordia in Acomastylis rossii (Rosaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1313-1320

  Meloche, Christopher G ^a   Diggle, Pamela K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acomastylis rossii; Carbon allocation; Labeled carbon pulse chase experiment; Preformation; Resource allocation; Rosaceae; Southern Rockies; USA

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HERB; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ACOMASTYLIS; ACOMASTYLIS ROSSII; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0348196949     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.9.1313     Document Type: Article

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