Claim · model-written summary
Leaf trait variation ranged from 5.52% to 26.14%.
- Taxon
- white birch
Betula pendulae1 - Outcome
- Coefficients of variatione0
- Value
- 5.52% to 26.14%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Coefficients of variation ranged from 5.52% to 26.14%, with leaf area showing the greatest variation and leaf water content the lowest.”
e1“white birch (Betula platyphylla)”
Title
Ngawang Norbu; Rong-fang Wang; Hui Zhang; et al. BMC Plant Biology 2026. doi:10.1186/s12870-026-08885-0
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Association Leaf area, length, width, petiole length and base width declined with elevation.
- Association Leaf phosphorus declined with elevation.
- Association Leaf nitrogen and nitrogen to phosphorus ratio increased with elevation.
- Association Chlorophyll and water content followed hump-shaped elevation patterns.
- Association Leaf dry matter content followed a unimodal elevation pattern.
- Association Specific leaf area and leaf mass per area showed no significant elevation trends.
- Association Soil factors explained 50.90% of leaf trait variance.