Relative contribution of meristem activities and specific leaf area to shoot relative growth rate in C3 grass species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 925-931

  Sugiyama, S ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C3 grasses; Leaf dry matter concentration; Leaf meristem; Leaf thickness; Shoot RGR; Sink activity; SLA

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; MICROSCOPY; SHOOT GROWTH;

POACEAE;

EID: 33845523280     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01043.x     Document Type: Review

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