Phenology and photosynthetic traits of short shoots and long shoots in Betula grossa

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 631-637

  Miyazawa, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kikuzawa, Kihachiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early leaves; Late leaves; Leaf longevity; Solar irradiance; Stable A area

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHOOT;

BETULA; BETULA GROSSA;

EID: 9244251589     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.6.631     Document Type: Article

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