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Juvenile V. calyculata had a higher slenderness ratio and height growth rate than Z. attopensis.
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Ventilago calyculataVerbatim
e0“In the juvenile stage, V. calyculata had a higher slenderness ratio, height growth rate, and photosynthetic rate but similar biomass growth rate compared with Z. attopensis”
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Ya‐Jun Chen; Frans Bongers; Jiao‐Lin Zhang; et al. American Journal of Botany 2014. doi:10.3732/ajb.1300429
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Juvenile V. calyculata had a higher photosynthetic rate than Z. attopensis.
- Observation Juvenile V. calyculata had a similar biomass growth rate to Z. attopensis.
- Observation Juvenile Z. attopensis had higher leaf area growth rate, specific leaf area and leaf mass fraction.
- Observation Ziziphus stems were stiffer than Ventilago stems.
- Observation Ziziphus stems were less conductive than Ventilago stems.
- Observation Sapling stem rigidity decreased from base to apex in Ziziphus.
- Observation Sapling stem rigidity increased from base to apex in Ventilago.
- Observation The two lianas had similar resistance to xylem embolism.
- Observation Ventilago leaves resisted greater water deficits.
- Observation At maturity, wider and longer xylem vessels emerged.
- Observation At maturity, both species increased stem specific conductivity.
- Observation At maturity, both species increased drought resistance in stems and leaves.
- Observation Ventilago had significantly higher specific conductivity than Ziziphus.
- Observation Ventilago was more drought tolerant than Ziziphus.