Regulation of foliar plasticity in conifers: Developmental and environmental factors

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 48-62

  Greenwood, Michael S ^a   Day, Michael E ^a   Berlyn, Graeme P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifers; Foliar plasticity; Maturation; Photomorphogenesis; Short shoots

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CONIFERS; FOLIAR PLASTICITY; MATURATION; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; SHORT SHOOTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MATURATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICITY; SHOOT;

ANATOMY; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; GYMNOSPERMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTICITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOFTWOODS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINACEAE;

EID: 60149088793     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549810802626134     Document Type: Review

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