Temperature-dependent growth and emergence of functional leaves: An adaptive mechanism in the seedlings of the western Himalayan plant Podophyllum hexandrum

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-309

  Kushwaha, Rekha ^a   Pandey, Subedar ^b   Chanda, Sanjoy ^a   Bhattacharya, Amita ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive mechanism; Biochemical parameters; Leaf emergence; Podophyllum hexandrum; Temperature; Western Himalayas

Indexed keywords

SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM;

EID: 43449109471     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-008-0149-9     Document Type: Article

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