Underwater photosynthesis in flooded terrestrial plants: A matter of leaf plasticity

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 581-589

  Mommer, Liesje ^a   Visser, Eric J W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flooding; Gas exchange; Heterophylly; Hormonal regulation; Leaf morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Photorespiration; Photosynthesis; Rumex; Submergence; Survival; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; WATER FLOW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL SURVIVAL; LIGHT; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

RUMEX;

EID: 24744470311     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci212     Document Type: Review

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