Establishment and heteroblasty of Acacia koa in canopy gaps
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117592
Abstract: Abstract Acacia spp. are important tropical forest trees but their commercial value may be limited by expression of poor apical dominance and extensive lateral branching. Multiple-aged and gap silviculture may harness the developmental plasticity of… read more here.
Keywords: acacia koa; canopy gaps; koa; growth ... See more keywords
Plasticity of phenotype and heteroblasty in contrasting populations of Acacia koa.
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz083
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Heteroblastic plant species, whose morphology or growth habit changes suddenly during development, offer unique opportunities to investigate the role of selection in canalizing development or increasing the adaptive importance of plasticity. Leaf… read more here.
Keywords: heteroblasty; transition; acacia koa; transition rates ... See more keywords
Establishment of a Genetically Diverse, Disease-Resistant Acacia koa A. Gray Seed Orchard in Kokee, Kauai: Early Growth, Form, and Survival
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DOI: 10.3390/f11121276
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Koa (Acacia koa A. Gray) is an economically, ecologically, and culturally valuable tree species endemic to Hawaii. A vascular wilt disease caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. koae Gardner… read more here.
Keywords: seed; acacia koa; disease; koa ... See more keywords
Cold Acclimation Increases Freeze Tolerance in Acacia koa, a Tropical Tree Species Occurring over a Wide Elevational Gradient
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DOI: 10.3390/f12081089
Abstract: Frost damage is among the major limitations to reforestation and forest restoration projects worldwide. Investigations of environmental and genetic effects on frost resistance have focused on boreal and temperate tree species rather than tropical trees.… read more here.
Keywords: tolerance; acacia koa; cold acclimation; tree species ... See more keywords