Analyzing the significance of defoliation in growth, photosynthetic compensation and source-sink relations

Title:

Analyzing the significance of defoliation in growth, photosynthetic compensation and source-sink relations

Creator:

Iqbal, N., Masood, A., and Khan, N. A.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:45416d45-fca7-4ab8-8534-a46c7ba61f0f
uuid:45416d45-fca7-4ab8-8534-a46c7ba61f0f
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1007/s11099-012-0029-3

Subject:

botanika, botany, carbon, defoliation, nitrogen, photosynthetic potential, sink, source, 2, and 58

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

Leaf canopy plays a determining role influencing source-sink relations as any change in source activity (photosynthesis) affects sink metabolism. Defoliation (removal of leaves) influences growth and photosynthetic capacity of plants, remobilizes carbon and nitrogen reserves and accelerates sink metabolism, leading to improved source-sink relations. The response of plants to defoliation could be used to manipulate source-sink relations by removing lower and senescing leaves to obtain greatest photosynthetic capacity and efficient carbon and nitrogen metabolism under optimal and stressful environments. The present work enhances our current understanding on the physiological responses of plants to defoliation and elaborates how defoliation influences growth, photosynthetic capacity and source-sink relations under optimal and changing environmental conditions., N. Iqbal, A. Masood, and N. A. Khan., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

161-170

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2012 Volume:50 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

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