Claim · model-written summary
Phloem exudate sugar concentration varied through the year, highest in March and lowest in May.
- Taxon
- Terminalia ivorensisTerminalia ivorensist0
- Outcome
- sugar concentration of the phloem exudatee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- lowest in Maye0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValue
Verbatim
t0“Terminalia ivorensis”
e0“The sugar concentration of the phloem exudate obtained from small cuts into the bark of the trees varied throughout the year. Concentrations were highest in March, during the dry season, and lowest in May, when the young leaves were expanding”
Title
Seasonal Variation in Radial Growth and Phloem Activity of Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev
S. ROGERS Annals of Botany 1981. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a086057
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