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Sink Limitation

Sink Limitation is a physiological constraint in plant source-sink relations wherein the growth, development, or metabolic capacity of sink tissues limits the overall assimilate demand, thereby restricting photosynthetic activity and carbon partitioning in the source organs.

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REGULATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY SINK ACTIVITY–THE MISSING LINK

A. Herold · New Phytologist · 1980 · 449 citations

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Sink strength as a determinant of dry matter partitioning in the whole plant

L.F.M. Marcelis · Journal of Experimental Botany · 1996 · 429 citations · Full text

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Carbohydrate Export from the Leaf: A Highly Regulated Process and Target to Enhance Photosynthesis and Productivity

Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Daniel R. Bush · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2010 · 421 citations · Full text

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Sink-limitation to yield and biomass: a summary of some investigations in spring wheat

Matthew Reynolds, Alessandro Pellegrineschi, B. Skovmand · Annals of Applied Biology · 2005 · 275 citations

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Is root growth under phosphorus deficiency affected by source or sink limitations?

Matthias Wissuwa, Gloria Gamat, Abdelbagi M. Ismail · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2005 · 246 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. HD
    Howard D. Grimes

    Washington State University, United States

    4 publications · 194 citations

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  2. LC
    Lowry C. Stephenson

    Washington State University, United States

    4 publications · 194 citations

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  3. AC
    Anne Clément‐Vidal

    Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, France

    4 publications · 176 citations

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  4. AC
    Angela C. Burnett

    Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 110 citations

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  5. CS
    Crisanta Sunio Bueno

    International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

    3 publications · 71 citations

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  1. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    996 citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    296 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    845 citations

  4. International Rice Research Institute

    Los Baños, Philippines

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    767 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    724 citations

  7. Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Upton, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    234 citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    325 citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Botany

    JXB · 13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Crop Science

    11 publications · 732 citations

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  3. Annals of Botany

    9 publications · 434 citations

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  4. Field Crops Research

    9 publications · 457 citations

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  5. Plant Cell & Environment

    8 publications · 505 citations

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