Photosynthetic downregulation in the conifer Metasequoia glyptostroboides growing under continuous light: The significance of carbohydrate sinks and paleoecophysiological implications

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1453-1461

  Equiza, M Alejandra ^a   Day, Michael E ^a   Jagels, Richard ^a   Li, Xiaochun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch autonomy; Feedback regulation; Metasequoia (dawn redwood); Paleo Arctic; Sink regulation of photosynthesis; Soluble sugar; Starch

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STARCH;

CARBOXYLATION CAPACITY; FEEDBACK REGULATION; SINK REGULATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON FIXATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EOCENE; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STARCH; SUGAR;

GROWTH; METASEQUOIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; STARCH;

ARCTIC;

CONIFEROPHYTA; METASEQUOIA; METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES;

EID: 33847006935     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-108     Document Type: Article

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