Leaf lamina mass and area are closely correlated with the photosynthetic capacity and
competitive ability of plants, whereas leaf age has been demonstrated to affect physiological …

Plants adapt to changes in elevation by regulating their leaf ecological stoichiometry.
Potentilla anserina L. that grows rapidly under poor or even bare soil conditions has become …

Foliage leaves are essential for plant survival and growth, and how plants allocate biomass
to their leaves reveals their economic and ecological strategies. Prior studies have shown …

There is a lack of research on whether tree size affects lamina and petiole biomass
allocation patterns, whereas the trade‐off between leaf biomass allocated to the lamina and …

“Diminishing returns” in leaf economics occurs when increases in lamina mass (M), which
can either be represented by lamina dry mass (DM) or fresh mass (FM), fail to produce …

Intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) is a critical eco-physiological function allowing plants to
adapt to water-and nutrient-limited habitats in arid and semi-arid regions. However, the …

The “leafing intensity premium” hypothesis proposes that leaf size results from natural
selection acting on different leafing intensities, ie, the number of leaves per unit shoot …

Key message A significant scaling relationship between the perianth mass and area was
detected using 306 flowers of Magnolia× soulangeana, and increases in mass failed to …

Premise Leaf mass per area (LMA), which is an important functional trait in leaf economic
spectrum and plant growth analysis, is measured from leaf discs or whole leaves …

Carbon absorption capability and morphological traits are crucial for plant leaf function
performance. Here, we investigated the five bamboos at different elevations in Wuyi …