Carbon and nitrogen allocation to male and female reproduction in Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Pinaceae) Export

@article{citeulike:2622503, abstract = {We measured carbon (respiration, photosynthesis, and production) and nitrogen allocation to male and female cones of Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) to quantify gender-specific: (1) resource allocation to reproduction, and (2) contribution to carbon costs of reproduction via photosynthesis. We also measured foliar photosynthesis and nitrogen concentration ([N]) near and far from female cones to examine the relationship between reproduction and foliar physiology. Over one growing season, male cones required only 8\% of all carbon allocated to reproduction, with females consuming the remaining 92\%. Female cones, however, had maximum instantaneous refixation rates of 54\%, which, integrated over the season, offset 6\% of their total carbon requirements, while male cones were completely dependent on vegetative tissues for carbon. Male cones received 22\% of all nitrogen allocated to reproduction and female cones received the remaining 78\%. Foliage near female cones had elevated photosynthesis during the early stages of cone development and consistently lower [N] than foliage far from cones. Although female cones may photosynthesize, the annual sum of carbon fixed by reproductive structures is minor in comparison to the total carbon allocated to production and respiration.}, author = {Mcdowell, Susan C. and Mcdowell, Nate G. and Marshall, John D. and Hultine, Kevin}, citeulike-article-id = {2622503}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/4/539}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10766726}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10766726}, day = {1}, journal = {Am. J. Bot.}, keywords = {allocation, carbon, nitrogen, photosynthesis, reproduction, respiration}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {539--546}, posted-at = {2008-04-02 08:20:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Carbon and nitrogen allocation to male and female reproduction in Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Pinaceae)}, url = {http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/4/539}, volume = {87}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2622503 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2622503 N2 - We measured carbon (respiration, photosynthesis, and production) and nitrogen allocation to male and female cones of Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) to quantify gender-specific: (1) resource allocation to reproduction, and (2) contribution to carbon costs of reproduction via photosynthesis. We also measured foliar photosynthesis and nitrogen concentration ([N]) near and far from female cones to examine the relationship between reproduction and foliar physiology. Over one growing season, male cones required only 8% of all carbon allocated to reproduction, with females consuming the remaining 92%. Female cones, however, had maximum instantaneous refixation rates of 54%, which, integrated over the season, offset 6% of their total carbon requirements, while male cones were completely dependent on vegetative tissues for carbon. Male cones received 22% of all nitrogen allocated to reproduction and female cones received the remaining 78%. Foliage near female cones had elevated photosynthesis during the early stages of cone development and consistently lower [N] than foliage far from cones. Although female cones may photosynthesize, the annual sum of carbon fixed by reproductive structures is minor in comparison to the total carbon allocated to production and respiration. IS - 4 JF - Am. J. Bot. EP - 546 TI - Carbon and nitrogen allocation to male and female reproduction in Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Pinaceae) VL - 87 SP - 539 KW - allocation KW - carbon KW - nitrogen KW - photosynthesis KW - reproduction KW - respiration AU - Mcdowell, Susan AU - Mcdowell, Nate AU - Marshall, John AU - Hultine, Kevin PY - 2000/04/01/ UR - http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/4/539 ER -