Plasticity in mesophyll volume fraction modulates light-acclimation in needle photosynthesis in two pines

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1137-1151

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a,b   Lukjanova, Aljona ^b   Turnbull, Matthew H ^c   Sparrow, Ashley D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Needle anatomy; Nitrogen content; Photosynthetic acclimation; Pinus patula; Pinus radiata; Support costs

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTICITY;

PINUS PATULA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 34547434791     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.8.1137     Document Type: Article

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