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The differences between leaves of different age according to their descending insertion level (starting from the youngest, 18th leaf) were compared with the changes occurring during the corresponding period of ontogenesis of the 18th unshaded leaf using the gas exchange [net photosynthetic CO2 uptake (P N ), water vapour efflux (E)] of the adaxial and abaxial surfaces of tobacco leaves as an example. Experimental elimination of the influence of shading during the involved period of ontogenesis of the 18th leaf manifested itself by a relatively slower decrease inP N and by fluctuation of theE values at approximately the same level. Thus the differences between leaves of different insertion levels cannot be exclusively ascribed to the effect of their ontogenetic age.
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Na příkladu výměny plynů (čistého příjmu CO2,P N , a výdeje vodní páry,E) adaxiálním a abaxiálním povrchem listů tabáku bylo provedeno srovnání rozdílů mezi listy různého stáří podle sestupné inserce (od nejmladšího 18. listu) se změnami během odpovídajícího úseku ontogenese 18. nezastíněného listu. Experimentální eliminace vlivu zastínění během sledovaného úseku ontogenese 18. listu se projevila relativně pozvolnějším poklesemP N a kolísáním hodnotE přibližně ve stejném rozmezí, takže rozdíly mezi listy různé inserce nelze připisovat výlučně vlivu jejich ontogenetického stáří.
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Václavík, J. Comparison of the changes in net photosynthetic CO2 uptake and water vapour efflux during leaf ontogenesis with the differences between the leaves according to their descending insertion level. Biol Plant 17, 411–415 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921052
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