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Free Sugar Concentrations in White Clover, Trifolium repens L., Grown at Different Temparatures and Light Intensities 1
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Beinhart, George |
| Copyright Year | 1964 |
| Abstract | EXPERIMENTS dealing with temperature and light intensity effects on the growth of white clover have shown that differences in growth rates result from morphological responses affecting leaf area production (2, 3). Two of the most important of these morphological responses are the rate of leaf production by active meristems and the increase in number of active meris tems through branching (3). In field experiments (3, 4) seasonal trends in branching and leaf area production were consistent with responses previously noted in growth chambers, showing that controlled-environment experiments can be used to identify important morphological responses. Growth chambers also facilitate the study of internal responses (e.g., changes in chemical constituents) to specific environmental f ac to rs and comparisons of the chemical and morphological responses may then provide clues to the underlying causes of differences in growth rates. Since sugars play key roles in plant metabolism as products of photosynthesis, respiratory substrates, and synthetic raw materials, knowledge of their relative concentrations in plants grown under different environments should be useful in considering possible causes of limited growth. This paper compares the free sugar concentrations with total dry matter, leaf production, and branching of plants in seven growth chamber experiments. |
| Starting Page | 625 |
| Ending Page | 631 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2135/cropsci1964.0011183X000400060023x |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/abstracts/4/6/CS0040060625/preview/pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1964.0011183X000400060023x |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
