Leaf lifetime photosynthetic rate and leaf demography in whole plants of Ipomoea pes-caprae growing with a low supply of calcium, a 'non-mobile' nutrient

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 843-855

  Suarez N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Calcium; Carbon gain balance; Gas exchange; Ipomoea pes caprae; Leaf age structure; Leaf demography; Leaf longevity; Leaf senescence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IPOMOEA; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; TIME;

CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; IPOMOEA; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TIME FACTORS;

IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA PES-CAPRAE;

EID: 76549136844     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp351     Document Type: Article

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