Correlated responses of root growth and sugar concentrations to various defoliation treatments and rhythmic shoot growth in oak tree seedlings (Quercus pubescens)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 653-662

  Willaume, Magali ^a   Pagès, Loïc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Apex; Carbohydrate; Defoliation; Hexose; Organ removal; Quercus pubescens; Rhythmic growth; Root growth; Starch

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

HEXOSE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; OAK; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SOLUBILITY; TREE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; HEXOSES; MERISTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; QUERCUS; SEEDLING; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; TREES;

EID: 79960143844     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq270     Document Type: Article

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