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RESEARCH LITERATURE

The Research Literature database was created and funded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Use the search features below to find scientific articles on native wildflowers that are commercially available or used in restoration projects.

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Photosynthetic Symmetry of Sun and Shade Leaves of Different Orientations

Author(s): E. H. Delucia, H. D. Shenoi, S. L. Naidu and T. A. Day

Year: 1991

Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 87
Issue: 1
Pages: 51-57

Article Topic(s): Light
Research Setting(s): Laboratory

Species Referenced: Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake master),

Abstract

Photosynthetic responses to adaxial and abaxial irradiance were studied in species of different habitats. Species with vertically-oriented leaves found in open habitats and understory species did not vary in photosynthetic rates between treatments. Species with horizontal leaves from open habitats did vary in their photosynthetic rates between treatments (higher light saturation levels when plants were irradiated on the abaxial surface).

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E. H. Delucia, H. D. Shenoi, S. L. Naidu and T. A. Day. "Photosynthetic Symmetry of Sun and Shade Leaves of Different Orientations." Oecologia 87.1 (1991): 51-57.

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ISSN: 0029-8549
DOI: 10.1007/BF00323779

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