Defoliation increases risk of carbon starvation in root systems of mature aspen

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 653-661

  Landhäusser, Simon M ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C limitation in roots; Defoliation; Non structural carbohydrate reserves; Phloem transport in tall trees; Populus tremuloides; Starch

Indexed keywords

C-LIMITATION IN ROOTS; DEFOLIATION; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PHLOEM TRANSPORT; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

CARBON; HISTOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH; TISSUE;

FORESTRY;

CARBOHYDRATES; DEFOLIATION; FORESTRY; HISTOLOGY; PHLOEM; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; ROOTS; STARCH; TISSUE;

HEXAPODA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84858281430     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0633-z     Document Type: Article

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