Why do lower order branches show greater shoot growth than higher order branches? Considering space availability as a factor affecting shoot growth

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-77

  Suzuki, Alata Antönio ^a   Suzuki, Maki ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branching order; Hierarchical shoot growth; Internal control; Opportunity cost; Simulation model; Space availability; Tree architecture

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

BRANCHING ORDER; HIERARCHICAL SHOOT GROWTH; INTERNAL CONTROL; OPPORTUNITY COST; SIMULATION MODEL; SPACE AVAILABILITY; TREE ARCHITECTURE;

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

EID: 58549095236     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-008-0255-2     Document Type: Article

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