Leaves from different plants vary in photosynthetic capacity and in the carbon expended on growth and maintenance. Photosynthetic capacity, nitrogen concentration, longevity, and susceptibility to ...

A leaf is a flattened, typically green structure that is attached to the stem of a plant. Leaves are one of the main organs of a plant and play a vital role in its growth, metabolism, and reproduction ...

Ms Armit: The leaf is a major organ in plants in which photosynthesis occurs. Without photosynthesis, there'd be very little life on Earth, because when plants photosynthesise, they take in carbon ...

• Background and Aims Cables composed of long, non-lignified fibre cells enclosed in a cover of much shorter thinwalled, crystal-containing cells traverse the air chambers (lacunae) in leaves of the ...

High-population corn (36,000 to 48,000 plants per acre) planted in narrow rows is perking a lot of farmers’ ears. The foundation of success with high populations is hybrid selection, says Farm Journal ...

Short-stature corn hybrids are gaining more interest from farmers in the Corn Belt as wind events become a greater concern for standability. In the process of evaluating shorter hybrids for the farm, ...