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Effects of Light Regimes on the Biomass and Morphological Characteristics of 2-year-old Cherrybark Oak Seedlings

Guo, Y. and Shelton, M. G. IN: Proceedings of the 12th biennial southern silvicultural research conference, p. 483-486. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, General Technical Report SRS-71. Kristina F. Connor, ed. 2004.

Abstract— We used modified shadehouses to simulate the complex light conditions within forest openings and tested the effects of time of direct light exposure, the ratio of direct light to day length, and daily photosynthetically active radiation on above ground biomass and morphological characteristics of 2-year-old cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.) seedlings. Results of this study indicate that cherrybark oak seedlings adapt their physiological and morphological features to the prevailing light regime.


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Author(s): Y. Guo, M. G. Shelton

Section: Seedling Physiology and Morphology