Leaf economics spectrum in rice: leaf anatomical, biochemical, and physiological trait trade-offs.

ABSTRACT: The leaf economics spectrum (LES) is an ecophysiological concept describing the trade-offs of leaf structural and physiological traits, and has been widely investigated on multiple scales. However, the effects of the breeding process on the LES in crops, as well as the mechanisms of the trait trade-offs underlying the LES, have not been thoroughly elucidated to date. In this study, a dataset that included leaf anatomical, biochemical, and functional traits was constructed to evaluate the trait covariations and trade-offs in domesticated species, namely rice (Oryza species). The slopes and intercepts of the major bivariate correlations of the leaf traits in rice were significantly different from the global LES dataset (Glopnet), which is based on multiple non-crop species in natural ecosyst

SUBMITTER: Xiong D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6255696 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature