Specific leaf mass, fresh: Dry weight ratio, sugar and protein contents in species of Lamiaceae from different light environments

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Castrillo, M ^a   Vizcaino D ^a   Moreno, E ^a   Latorraca, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Light; Shadow; Tropical lamiaceae

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ILLUMINATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SUNLIGHT; VENEZUELA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAMIACEAE; LIGHTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SUNLIGHT; VENEZUELA;

HYPTIS; HYPTIS PECTINATA; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PLECTRANTHUS; ROSMARINUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SCUTELLARIA; SCUTELLARIA PURPURASCENS; SOLENOSTEMON SCUTELLARIOIDES;

EID: 27644513193     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 00347744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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