Seasonal variation in biomass and carbohydrate partitioning of understory sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-100

  Gaucher, Catherine ^a   Gougeon, Sébastien ^a   Mauffette, Yves ^a   Messier, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Photosynthetic:non photosynthetic tissue ratio; Root:shoot ratio; Starch; Total nonstructural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; GROWTH; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 11444269216     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.1.93     Document Type: Article

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