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. 1978 Feb 24;199(4331):888-90.
doi: 10.1126/science.199.4331.888.

Tree branch angle: maximizing effective leaf area

H Honda, J B Fisher

Tree branch angle: maximizing effective leaf area

H Honda et al. Science. .

Abstract

In a computer simulation of branching pattern and leaf cluster in Terminalia catappa, right and left branch angles were varied, and the effective leaf surface areas were calculated. Theoretical branch angles that result in maximum effective leaf area are close to the values observed in nature.

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