Title
Carbohydrate, water and nitrogen storage in vines of a tropical deciduous forest
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1992
Volume Number
24
Source Publication
Biotropica
Abstract
Between the mid dry season and the early wet season nine vine species representing diverse root-, stem-, and leaf-habits and phenological patterns, showed more differences among plant parts in their contents of non-structural carbohydrate, water, and nitrogen, than within the parts. Most seasonal changes occurred in distal stems, while none occurred in roots. Carbohydrates differed least between seasons, despite reserves of 3-15 percent in stems and up to 50 percent in roots.
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