Why are Sun Leaves Thicker than Shade Leaves? — Consideration based on Analyses of CO2 Diffusion in the Leaf

By I. Terashima, Shin-Ichi Miyazawa, Y. Hanba. Journal of plant research, 2001

354 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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2. U. Niinemets
3. L. Gil
4. N. Michele Holbrook
5. Graeme T. Lloyd

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2. U. Niinemets
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In Plant Science

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6. I. Aranda
7. G. Niu
8. Xiancan Zhu

Citations in the corpus

• Light interception and radiation use efficiency response to narrow-wide row planting patterns in maize (2012, background): “LMA is sensitive to environmental changes, especially to intercepted light ( Terashima et al., 2001; Oguchi et al., 2003).”
• Hydraulic limitations imposed by crown placement determine final size and shape of Quercus rubra L. leaves (2004, background): “Light is often considered to have a major influence on leaf development and a common research goal has been to understand the signalling processes that link light conditions with photosynthetic pigment production, cuticle thickness, sclerification, vein and stomata density, and overall leaf size, sh”
• Structural determinants of leaf light-harvesting capacity and photosynthetic potentials (2006, background): “In particular, thicker and less porous cell walls can strongly impede liquidphase CO 2 diffusion from the outer surface of cell walls to carboxylation sites in the chloroplasts (Kogami et al. 2001; Terashima et al. 2001; Miyazawa et al. 2003).”
• Responses of Sweet Basil to Different Daily Light Integrals in Photosynthesis, Morphology, Yield, and Nutritional Quality (2018, background): “CO2 and water utilization efficiencies of a closed transplant production system as affected by leaf area index of tomato seedling populations and the number of air exchanges.”
• Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green. (2009, neutral): “Moreover, to supply CO 2 effi - ciently to the chloroplasts, the leaf also needs a large cumulative cell surface area per leaf area, so the chloroplasts must be distributed throughout the leaf ( Terashima et al. 2001 , Terashima et al. 2005 , Terashima et al. 2006 ).”
• A review of light interception in plant stands from leaf to canopy in different plant functional types and in species with varying shade tolerance (2010, background): “Greater MA at higher light can be also viewed as ‘‘sun acclimation’’ as thicker leaves with higher MA have greater photosynthetic capacity and use higher quantum flux densities in photosynthesis more efficiently (Niinemets 2007; Terashima et al. 2006, 2001).”
• Anatomical basis of the change in leaf mass per area and nitrogen investment with relative irradiance within the canopy of eight temperate tree species (2004, background): “the pathway from the air to the carboxylation sites within chloroplasts (Niinemets, 1999; Terashima et al., 2001).”