Photosynthetic activity in seed wings of Dipterocarpaceae in a masting year: Does wing photosynthesis contribute to reproduction?

Photosynthetica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-557

  Kenzo, T ^a   Ichie, T ^b   Ninomiya, I ^a   Koike, T ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Daily carbon gain; Dipterocarpus; Dryobalanops; Respiration; Sarawak; Sepal; Shorea; Tropical rainforest; Vatica

Indexed keywords

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; DIPTEROCARPUS; DRYOBALANOPS; DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA; DRYOBALANOPS LANCEOLATA; LANCEOLATA; SHOREA; SHOREA BECCARIANA; SHOREA MACROPTERA; SHOREA PILOSA; VATICA;

EID: 3542992749     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000027519.26832.f3     Document Type: Article

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