SFR 407 Study Guide - Final Guide: Leaf Area Index, Vegetative Reproduction, Allelopathy
27 Dec 2019
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Sfr 407 final study guide: explain the leaf area index. Lai= one-sided leaf area per unit ground cover surface area (usually square meter). Lai is important because of its strong relationship to productivity. Environmental cues different wavelengths of light seed underneath closed canopy red light absorbed and doesn"t pass through, but far red light does so it hits the seed. When you don"t have leaves the seed is enriched in red light stimulated my red light. Seeds sense when the leaves (canopy) is not there so then they can start germinating. Tells when the seed should germinate: even though one can use a reductionist approach to address ecosystem-level research questions, it is limited in its ability to fully answer questions at the ecosystem scale. Reduction we can explain something where the whole is the sum of the parts breaks down bc interdependencies with other organisms: define allelopathy. Mention how it benefits plants that produce allelopathic chemicals.
