Effects of spine-shading on aspects of photosynthesis for three cactus species
We evaluated the effect of spine removal on three cactus species varying in spine-shading of stems. Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus showed the greater spine shading (c. 61 %), followed by Mammillaria zephyranthoides (43 %), and Echinocactus platyacanthus (17 %). We evaluated photosynthetic activity [...
Main Authors: | Edilia de la Rosa-Manzano, Joel Flores, Pablo Delgado-Sánchez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Botánica de México, A. C.
2016-06-01
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Series: | Botanical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/458 |
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