Changes during early development in photosynthetic light acclimation capacity explain the shade to sun transition in Nothofagus nitida

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1561-1571

  Coopman, Rafael E ^a   Reyes Díaz, Marjorie ^b   Briceño, Verónica F ^a   Corcuera, Luis J ^a   Cabrera, Hernán M ^c   Bravo, Leon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Non photochemical quenching components; Photo acclimation; Photoprotection; Plant ontogeny; State transition; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; ONTOGENY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

NOTHOFAGUS NITIDA;

EID: 54949101214     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.10.1561     Document Type: Article

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