Leaf life span plasticity in tropical seedlings grown under contrasting light regimes

Annals of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-255

  Vincent, Gregoire ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Carbon balance; Durio zibethinus; Hevea brasiliensis; Lansium domesticum; Leaf life span; Light; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

LEAF; LIGHT; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANGIOSPERM; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOMBACACEAE; EUPHORBIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; MELIACEAE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANGIOSPERMS; APOCYNACEAE; BIOMASS; BOMBACACEAE; CARBON; EUPHORBIACEAE; LIGHT; MELIACEAE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; DURIO ZIBETHINUS; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; LANSIUM DOMESTICUM;

EID: 31744437722     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcj023     Document Type: Article

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