Experiments are described in which tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) transformed with
antisense rbcS to decrease expression of ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate carboxylase …

Plant nitrate and water contents (g− 1 dry weight) were monitored (1) in tomato plants in a
growth room, during the day/night cycle with varied light intensities;(2) in two lettuce cultivars …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the physiological causes and ecological
consequences of inherent variation in growth rate among higher plants. When grown under …

Which factors cause fast-growing plant species to achieve a higher relative growth rate than
slow-growing ones? To answer this question 24 wild species were grown from seed in a …

The biophysical, biochemical, and optical properties of 63 fresh leaves and 58 dry leaves
were measured to investigate the potential of remote sensing to estimate the leaf …

Leaf structural adaptations for the reduction of water loss were examined in two olive (Olea
europaea L.) cultivars (Chemlali and Chétoui) growing under water stress conditions. Leaf …

Leaf structural and chemical characteristics were compared in pairs of species that were
phylogenetically independently contrasted along rainfall gradients (10 pairs) or soil nutrient …

We studied 29 pine (Pinus) species to test the hypothesis that invasive species in disturbed
habitats have distinct attributes. Seedling relative growth rate (RGR) and measures of …

Large interspecific differences exist in the potential relative growth rate (RGR) of plants.
Which physiological, morphological, chemical and/or allocation-related factors explain this …

We tested the hypothesis that functional attributes of living leaves provide a basis for
predicting the decomposition rate of leaf litter. The data were obtained from standardized …