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Crown development in a tropical plagiotropic tree

In tree saplings of the shaded forest understorey, plagiotropic branching is considered more effective at intercepting light than orthotropic branching. Osada and Takeda (pp. 55-63) examine leaf demography and light interception of individual leaves, and suggest that carbon allocation from lower branches to upper branches is important for crown development in a plagiotropic species.





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