Woody tissue photosynthesis and its contribution to trunk growth and bud development in young plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1949-1958

  Saveyn, An ^a,c   Steppe, Kathy ^a   Ubierna, Nerea ^b   Dawson, Todd E ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bud development; Carbon budget; Carbon isotope discrimination; Corticular photosynthesis; Defoliation; Phloem; Re fixation; Shade; Stem photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL;

BUD; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL; DEFOLIATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SUGAR;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; TREE; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ANGIOSPERMS; CALIFORNIA; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; TREES; WOOD;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS MANZANITA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; PRUNUS; PRUNUS ILICIFOLIA; UMBELLULARIA; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 77958552360     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02197.x     Document Type: Article

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