Species-specific variation in the importance of the spectral quality gradient in canopies as a signal for photosynthetic resource partitioning

Annals of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 725-732

  Pons, Thijs L ^a   De Jong Van Berkel, Yvonne E M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Herbaceous dicotyledonous species; Irradiance; Leaf canopies; Light gradient; Monocotyledonous species; Photosynthetic capacity; Photosynthetic resource partitioning; Red:far red ratio; Shade acclimation; Spectral quality; Woody species

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT QUALITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM; CAREX; CAREX ACUTIFORMIS; FICUS BENJAMINA; HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX; LYSIMACHIA VULGARIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CYPERACEAE; EVALUATION; FICUS; IVY; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRIMULACEAE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWEATING; TIME;

CAREX PLANT; FICUS; HEDERA; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHASEOLUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRIMULACEAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16644373015     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch197     Document Type: Article

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