Gas exchange and plant growth after defoliation on Leandra lacunosa, a cerrado woody species with continuous leaf production
Morphological and physiological leaf traits were studied on control and defoliated potted Leandra lacunosa young plants. After defoliation, remaining bottom leaves showed no significant change in net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance values with time, but the leaf transpiration rate was higher...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000800013 |