Scaling of cotyledon and primary leaf mass versus area in Acer platanoides seedlings under different light conditions.

ABSTRACT: Cotyledons play an important role in early seedling establishment. However, relative to primary leaves, cotyledons tend to have a different investment-on-return strategy. To detect the potential differences in the mass (M) versus area (A) scaling relationships between cotyledons and primary leaves in different light environments, a total of 75 Acer platanoides seedlings were sampled at an open site (n = 52; light availability: 74 ± 5 %) and a shaded site (n = 23; light availability: 4.2 ± 1.2 %). Reduced major axis regression protocols were used to fit the M versus A scaling relationships of primary leaves and cotyledons. The bootstrap percentile method was used to test the significance of the differences in the scaling exponents of M

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523618 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature