Phototropic solar tracking in sunflower plants: An integrative perspective

Annals of Botany

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-8

  Kutschera, Ulrich ^a   Briggs, Winslow R ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helianthus annuus; photosynthesis; Phototropic solar tracking; phototropism; plant movement; shade avoidance; solar tracking; sunflower

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEAF; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STEM; TRACKING;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NOMENCLATURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNFLOWER; SUNLIGHT;

HELIANTHUS; MOVEMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPISM; SUNLIGHT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84954506532     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv141     Document Type: Review

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