Seasonal dynamics of mobile carbohydrate pools in phloem and xylem of two alpine timberline conifers

Tree Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1076-1083

  Gruber, A ^a   Pirkebner, D ^a   Oberhuber, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Central alps; Larix decidua; Non structural carbohydrates; Pinus cembra; Storage

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; PHENOLOGY; PHLOEM; ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEM; SUGAR; TREELINE; XYLEM;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS;

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CENTRAL ALPS; ECOSYSTEM; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; METABOLISM; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PHLOEM; PINE; PINUS CEMBRA; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SEASON; STORAGE; TREE; XYLEM;

CENTRAL ALPS; LARIX DECIDUA; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PINUS CEMBRA; STORAGE;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; LARIX; PHLOEM; PINUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SEASONS; TREES; XYLEM;

EID: 84898664493     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt088     Document Type: Article

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