Leaf physiology and biomass allocation of backcross hybrid american chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedlings in response to light and water availability

Tree Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1362-1375

  Brown, Caleb E ^a   Mickelbart, Michael V ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf gas exchange; Leaf water potential; Relative water content; Shading; Water stress recovery

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CASTANEA DENTATA;

WATER;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; CROSS BREEDING; DARKNESS; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FAGACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DARKNESS; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; FAGACEAE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; SEEDS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84923338129     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpu094     Document Type: Article

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