Seasonal variability of dry matter content and its relationship with shoot growth and nonstructural carbohydrates

New Phytologist

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-142

  Palacio, Sara ^a,b   Milla, Rubén ^c   Albuixech, Jorge ^a   Pérez Rontomé, Carmen ^d   Camarero, Jesús Julio ^a   Maestro, Melchor ^a   Montserrat Martí, Gabriel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional classifications; Leaf dry matter content (LDMC); Leaf traits; Leaf water status; Mediterranean; Phenology; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHOOT; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51249101070     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02569.x     Document Type: Article

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