Publications by authors named "Matthew E Akalusi"
Photosynthetic parameters and stomatal conductance in attached and detached balsam fir foliage.
Plant Environ Interact
August 2021
Leaf level gas-exchange measurements can be made on detached foliage to address the challenge of access to the crown of tall trees. However, detachment may impact leaf gas exchange. This necessitates the study of gas-exchange characteristics of foliage on detached branches to assess the feasibility of using detached branches for gas-exchange analysis.
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- The study explored how climate changes impact the growth traits of balsam fir trees from different latitudes across North America.
- Lower latitude trees had better growth in terms of diameter, height, and crown width compared to higher latitude trees, indicating genetic differences in these traits.
- Temperature had a more significant impact on growth compared to precipitation, and although there were no survival differences among provenances, genetic variations may influence both growth and resilience in the face of climate variation.