Allometric relationships between leaf and bulb traits of Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. grown at different altitudes.

ABSTRACT: Plants adapt to high altitudes by adjusting the characteristics of their above and underground organs. Identifying the species-specific plant traits changed in response to altitude is essential for understanding ecophysiological processes at the ecosystem level. Multiple studies analyzed the effects of altitude on above and underground organ traits in different species. Yet, little is known about those responses in the alpine Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. (Liliaceae). F. przewalskii is a perennial medicinal plant with meager annual growth and vanishing wild populations. We analyzed leaf and bulb functional traits, and their allometric relationships in F. przewalskii plants grown at three altitudes: 3000, 2700, and 2400 m. Leaf thickness, leaf biomass, leaf biomass allocation, and the abov

SUBMITTER: Ma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7535033 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature