Classifying aerial stems of woody plants by developmental stages using relative growth rate

New Phytologist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 427-433

  Fujiki, Daisuke ^a   Kikuzawa, Kihachiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lindera umbellata; LRR structured model; RGR; Shoot demography; Stage

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; STEM; WOODY PLANT;

LINDERA; LINDERA UMBELLATA;

EID: 1642465477     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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