The degree of mycoheterotrophic carbon gain in green, variegated and vegetative albino individuals of Cephalanthera damasonium is related to leaf chlorophyll concentrations

New Phytologist

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 790-796

  Stöckel, Marcus ^a   Meyer, Cornelia ^a   Gebauer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C natural abundance; Cephalanthera damasonium; Chlorophyll; Leaf carbon; Leaf nitrogen; Mycoheterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Orchidaceae

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; HERB; HETEROTROPHY; HOST PLANT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TREE;

CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLOROPHYLL; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; ORCHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; TREES;

CEPHALANTHERA DAMASONIUM; FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78651276681     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03510.x     Document Type: Article

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