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Relationships Between Reserve Carbohydrate Accumulation and Growth Rate in Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue 1
Author(s) -
Brown R. H.,
Blaser R. E.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1965.0011183x000500060028x
Subject(s) - citation , virginia tech , biology , associate editor , library science , computer science
LANTS receive metabolic energy through the action of P sunlight in the photosynthetic process. The rate of accumulation of this energy depends upon several physiological and environmental factors. Energy is expended in several ways in plant growth, the reactions for division and expansion of cells being of prime importance. It is logical to expect the balance between energy acquired in photosynthesis and energy required for plant growth to shift as growth factors change. If plants acquire energy at a faster rate than needed for cell expansion and multiplication and other plant processes, surplus energy is likely to accumulate. Surplus energy is stored mainly as starch in warm-season grasses (18) and most legumes (11, 12) and as watersoluble carbohydrate in cool-season grasses (11, 12, 15, 16, 17).