Carbohydrate reserves as a competing sink: Evidence from tapping rubber trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 881-889

  Silpi, U ^a   Lacointe, A ^b   Kasempsap, P ^a   Thanysawanyangkura, S ^a   Chantuma, P ^c   Gohet, E ^a,d   Musigamart, N ^a   Clement A ^d   Ameglio T ^b   Thaler, P ^a,d  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PIAF   (France)

^c RRIT DOA   (Thailand)

^d CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Hevea brasiliensis; Latex yield; Resource partition; Seasonal dynamics; Starch; Storage; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN TREE; NICHE PARTITIONING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; STARCH; STORAGE; SUGAR;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 34347248061     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.6.881     Document Type: Article

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