Previous experiments have shown that leaf specific mass (LSM: the ratio of leaf dry mass to area) was lower and leaf water content (LWC) was higher in annuals than in perennials, differences that are ...

Ms Armit: The leaf is a major organ in plants in which photosynthesis occurs. Without photosynthesis, there'd be very little life on Earth, because when plants photosynthesise, they take in carbon ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaves are the food factories of the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green ...