Ontogenetic changes in carbohydrate storage and sprouting ability in pioneer tree species in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kenzo, Tanaka, Ichie, Tomoaki, Yoneda, Reiji, Tanaka-Oda, Ayumi, Alias, Mohamad Azani, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29201/1/29215.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29201/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/btp.12036/abstract

Sprouting ability is highly variable among different tree species. In many cases, there are trade-offs in carbon allocations between growth and storage in seedlings. However, this trade-off is likely to change with growth stages from seedling to mature plant because carbon investments in reproductiv...