Height convergence in response to neighbour growth: Genotypic differences in the stoloniferous plant Potentilla reptans

New Phytologist

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 688-697

  Vermeulen, Peter J ^a   Anten, Niels P R ^a   Schieving, Feike ^a   Werger, Marinus J A ^a   During, Heinjo J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clonal plants; Height convergence; Height growth; Light gradient; Neighbours; Petiole elongation; Phenotypic plasticity; Shade avoidance

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POTENTILLA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; GENOTYPE; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; POTENTILLA; TIME FACTORS;

POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA REPTANS;

EID: 38149041751     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02301.x     Document Type: Article

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