Leaf phyllotaxis: Does it really affect light capture?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-17

  Valladares, Fernando ^a   Brites, Daniela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light harvesting; Mediterranean plants; Phyllotaxis; Self shading

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADING; STEM;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; DAPHNE; DAPHNE GNIDIUM; HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 7244223420     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000046053.23576.6b     Document Type: Article

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