Timing of Canopy Closure Influences Carbon Translocation and Seed Production of an Understorey Herb, Trillium apetalon (Trilliaceae) | Zendy

Takashi Y. Ida | Zendy; Gaku Kudo | Zendy

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Timing of Canopy Closure Influences Carbon Translocation and Seed Production of an Understorey Herb, Trillium apetalon (Trilliaceae)

Author(s) -

Takashi Y. Ida,

Gaku Kudo

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcm296

Subject(s) - biology , canopy , understory , photosynthesis , tree canopy , botany , deciduous , photosynthetic capacity , shoot , agronomy

The light availability on a temperate, deciduous-forest floor varies greatly, reflecting the seasonal leaf dynamics of the canopy trees. The growth and/or reproductive activity of understorey plants should be influenced by the length of the high-irradiance period from snowmelt to canopy closure. The aim of the present study was to clarify how spring-blooming species regulate the translocation of photosynthetic products to current reproduction and storage organs during a growing season in accordance with the changing light conditions.

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