Effects of cell number and cell size on petiole length variation in a stoloniferous herb

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Weijschedé, Jelmer ^a   Antonise, Koen ^a   De Caluwe, Hannie ^a   De Kroon, Hans ^a   Huber, Heidrun ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell number; Cell size; Petiole elongation; Plasticity; Shade avoidance; Trade off; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; GENOTYPE; HERB; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHADE TOLERANCE; SIZE EFFECT;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 38049064995     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.1.41     Document Type: Article

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