Determination of leaf fresh mass after storage between moist paper towels: Constraints and reliability of the method

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2461-2467

  Ryser, Peter ^a   Bernardi, Jaclyn ^a   Merla, Allison ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaf dry matter content; Leaf fresh mass; Leaf rehydration; Leaf tissue density; Plant functional traits; Water deficit; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; BOTANY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESICCATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VACCINIUM;

BETULA; BOTANY; DESICCATION; PLANT LEAVES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINIUM; WATER; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 48649102757     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern120     Document Type: Article

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