Scaling relationships between the total number of leaves and the total leaf area per culm of two dwarf bamboo species.

ABSTRACT: Total leaf area per plant is an important measure of the photosynthetic capacity of an individual plant that together with plant density drives the canopy leaf area index, that is, the total leaf area per unit ground area. Because the total number of leaves per plant (or per shoot) varies among conspecifics and among mixed species communities, this variation can affect the total leaf area per plant and per canopy but has been little studied. Previous studies have shown a strong linear relationship between the total leaf area per plant (or per shoot) (A _T) and the total number of leaves per plant (or per shoot) (N _T) on a log-log scale for several growth forms. However, little is known whether such a scaling relationship also holds true for bamboos, which

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature