Coupled response of stomatal and mesophyll conductance to light enhances photosynthesis of shade leaves under sunflecks

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2762-2773

  Campany, Courtney E ^a   Tjoelker, Mark G ^a   von Caemmerer, Susanne ^b   Duursma, Remko A ^a  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

canopy light gradients; climate warming; Eucalyptus tereticornis; leaf nitrogen; shade acclimation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WARMING;

EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EUCALYPTUS; LIGHT; MESOPHYLL CELL; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; RADIATION RESPONSE; SUNLIGHT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EUCALYPTUS; LIGHT; MESOPHYLL CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84995761529     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12841     Document Type: Article

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