Allometry and development in herbaceous plants: Functional responses of meristem allocation to light and nutrient availability

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-412

  Bonser, Stephen P ^a,b   Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Development; Functional response; Light gradient; Meristem allocation; Nutrient gradient

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARENARIA SERPHYLLIFOLIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CHAENORHINUM; CHAENORHINUM MINUS; CHAENORRHINUM MINUS;

EID: 0842310462     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.3.404     Document Type: Article

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