Detours on the phloem sugar highway: stem carbon storage and remobilization
Highlights•Tree stems are more than a conduit for phloem C transport; they are a significant
C sink.•Isotopes demonstrate most phloem-transported C exchanges with NSC stored in …
C sink.•Isotopes demonstrate most phloem-transported C exchanges with NSC stored in …
[PDF][PDF] Does carbon storage limit tree growth?
Storage is a fundamental process that allows organisms to meet variable demand for 22
resources during their development and buffer environmental fluctuations in resource 23 …
resources during their development and buffer environmental fluctuations in resource 23 …
Identifying differences in carbohydrate dynamics of seedlings and mature trees to improve carbon allocation in models for trees and forests
Carbohydrates play a central role in plant functioning because they are building blocks and
energy carriers for plant metabolic processes. Because plants are sessile organisms and …
energy carriers for plant metabolic processes. Because plants are sessile organisms and …
Diurnal variation in nonstructural carbohydrate storage in trees: remobilization and vertical mixing
Nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) storage plays a critical role in tree function and survival,
but understanding and predicting local NSC storage dynamics is challenging because NSC …
but understanding and predicting local NSC storage dynamics is challenging because NSC …
Starch and lipid storage strategies in tropical trees relate to growth and mortality
D Herrera‐Ramírez, CA Sierra, C Römermann… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐structural carbon (NSC) storage (ie starch, soluble sugras and lipids) in tree stems play
important roles in metabolism and growth. Their spatial distribution in wood may explain …
important roles in metabolism and growth. Their spatial distribution in wood may explain …
Living on next to nothing: tree seedlings can survive weeks with very low carbohydrate concentrations
R Weber, A Schwendener, S Schmid… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The usage of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) to indicate carbon (C) limitation in trees
requires knowledge of the minimum tissue NSC concentrations at lethal C starvation, and …
requires knowledge of the minimum tissue NSC concentrations at lethal C starvation, and …
Beyond source and sink control–toward an integrated approach to understand the carbon balance in plants
A Gessler, R Zweifel - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A conceptual understanding on how the vegetation's carbon (C) balance is determined by
source activity and sink demand is important to predict its C uptake and sequestration …
source activity and sink demand is important to predict its C uptake and sequestration …
The ecology and economics of storage in plants
FS Chapin III, ED Schulze, HA Mooney - Annual review of ecology and …, 1990 - JSTOR
Storage is a characteristic feature of most plants, particularly perennials, and the subject has
been thoroughly reviewed according to its chemistry and physiology (9, 40, 59, 80, 133 …
been thoroughly reviewed according to its chemistry and physiology (9, 40, 59, 80, 133 …
Relationships between leaf carbon and macronutrients across woody species and forest ecosystems highlight how carbon is allocated to leaf structural function
K Xing, M Zhao, Ü Niinemets, S Niu, J Tian… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stoichiometry of leaf macronutrients can provide insight into the tradeoffs between leaf
structural and metabolic investments. Structural carbon (C) in cell walls is contained in lignin …
structural and metabolic investments. Structural carbon (C) in cell walls is contained in lignin …
Dynamics of non‐structural carbohydrates in terrestrial plants: a global synthesis
Plants store large amounts of non‐structural carbohydrates (NSC). While multiple functions
of NSC have long been recognized, the interpretation of NSC seasonal dynamics is often …
of NSC have long been recognized, the interpretation of NSC seasonal dynamics is often …