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Fitness consequences of natural variation in flooding-induced shoot elongation in Rumex palustris.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2011
Chen Xin, Visser Eric J W, de Kroon Hans, Pierik Ronald, Voesenek Laurentius A C J, Huber Heidrun
Abstract excerpt
• Plants can respond to their environment by morphological plasticity. Generally, the potential benefits of adaptive plastic responses are beyond doubt under predictable environmental changes. However, the net benefits may be less straightforward when plants encounter temporal stresses, such as flooding in river flood plains. • Here, we tested whether the balance of costs and benefits associated with...
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