Acclimation of leaves to contrasting irradiance in juvenile trees differing in shade tolerance

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1293-1306

  Wyka, Tomasz ^a   Robakowski, Piotr ^b   Zytkowiak, Roma ^c  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Acer pseudoplatanus; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Fagus sylvatica; Picea abies; Shade acclimation; Sun and shade leaves

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; IRRADIANCE; JUVENILE; LEAF; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 34548390236     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.9.1293     Document Type: Article

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