Carbon allocation during defoliation: testing a defence-growth trade-off in balsam fir

During repetitive defoliation events, carbon can become limiting for trees. To maintain growth and survival, the resources have to be shared more efficiently, which could result in a trade-off between the different physiological processes of a plant. The objective of this study was to assess the eff...

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Main Authors: Annie eDeslauriers, Laurie eCaron, Sergio eRossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00338/full