How meristem plasticity in response to soil nutrients and light affects plant growth in four Festuca grass species

New Phytologist

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 747-758

  Sugiyama, Shu Ichi ^a   Gotoh, Minako ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cell division; Interspecific difference; Leaf size; Meristem; Relative growth rate (RGR); Specific leaf area (SLA)

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT EFFECT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FESCUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; MERISTEM; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FESTUCA; LIGHT; MERISTEM; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT LEAVES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FESTUCA;

EID: 74549189137     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03090.x     Document Type: Article

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