Photosynthetic contribution of cotyledons to early seedling development in Cynoglossum divaricatum and Amaranthus retroflexus

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Zhang, Hongxiang ^a   Zhou, Daowei ^a   Matthew, Cory ^b   Wang, Ping ^a   Zheng, Wei ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contribution; Cotyledon; Photosynthesis; Proportion; Spectrum; Storage

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; CYNOGLOSSUM;

EID: 42949134844     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288250809509752     Document Type: Article

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