Seasonal carbohydrate dynamics and growth in Douglas-fir trees experiencing chronic, fungal-mediated reduction in functional leaf area

Tree Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 218-228

  Saffell, Brandy J ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^b   Woodruff, David R ^b   Shaw, David C ^a   Voelker, Steven L ^c   Lachenbruch, Barbara ^a   Falk, Kristen ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

growth limitation; non structural carbohydrates; Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Swiss needle cast

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CARBOHYDRATE; DEFOLIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLIAGE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; MORTALITY; SHOOT GROWTH; SUMMER; SURVIVAL; TREE; WATER STRESS;

GLUCOSE; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DOUGLAS FIR; GROWTH LIMITATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PHAEOCRYPTOPUS GAEUMANNII; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SWISS NEEDLE CAST;

GROWTH LIMITATION; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PHAEOCRYPTOPUS GAEUMANNII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SWISS NEEDLE CAST;

ASCOMYCOTA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOTSUGA; SEASONS; STARCH; SUCROSE;

EID: 84897376958     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpu002     Document Type: Article

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