In herbaceous plants

In order to explain the linkages between strategy and stress response reference will be made to Fig. lb which depicts the patterns of seasonal change in shoot biomass associated with the full spectrum of primary strategies (Fig. la). For simplicity, this diagram refers to the patterns observed in herbaceous plants in a temperate zone situation with a sharply defined growing season. However, the principles adduced can be applied to any life-form or biome. 

In terrestrial plants, paraquat s action is at the point of local absorption (Anonymous 1963). Characteristic damage signs to susceptible species include wilting and general collapse in herbaceous plants. Regrowth may occur in some perennial plants, but in resistant species temporary scorch may be the most marked effect (Anonymous 1963). In sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), paraquat... 

Hatfield, R. D., Grabber, J., Ralph, J., and Brei, K., 1999, Using the acetyl bromide assay to determine lignin concentrations in herbaceous plants some cautionary notes, J. Agric. Food Chem. 47 628-632. 

Iiyama, K., and Wallis, A. F. A., 1990, Determination of lignin in herbaceous plants by an improved acetyl bromide procedure, J. Sci. Food Agric. 51 145-162. 

In herbaceous plants that have persistent lignified stalks ("sclerified stalks") (stems), the variety of tissues in the stem may have characteristics of succulents and some may have characteristics of wood. The result is that the skeletal remains may have some components that remain intact after death and others that essentially disappear. 

Gamier E. (1991) Resource capture, biomass allocation and growth in herbaceous plants. Trends Ecol. Evol. 6(4), 126-131. 

Cornelissen J. H. C. and Thompson K. (1997) Functional leaf attributes predict litter decomposition rate in herbaceous plants. New P/iyto/. 135(1), 109-114. 

Protoanthocyanidins are pigments that are commonly present in the leaves of woody plants but not in herbaceous plants [82]. These pigments may be eliminated through the process of evaluation from woody to herbaceous... 

The main cellulose sources are plants. The content of cellulose in herbaceous plants is 30—40%, in wood 45—50%, in bast plants (flax, ramie, etc.) 60—70%, and in cotton fibers upward of 90% (Young and Rowell, 1986). The main commercial sources of cellulose are wood and to a lesser extent, cotton. To isolate the... 

TKAi>IS-A3-aEXADl2ClSlSIOlC ACID, LHCII Al>IO LOW TEMPEKATURfi DEVELOPMENT IN HERBACEOUS PLANTS... 

The antipode, (-)-reticuline, is the biogenetic intermediate of morphine. Morphine is possibly one of the most important alkaloids ever found, but we will not discuss it here because it has been found only in herbaceous plants of the Papaveraceae. 

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