Stem photosynthesis: new evidence highlights the contribution of
phenotypic plasticity to the invasion success of Mikania
micrantha
Jin Zheng1#,
Tai-Jie Zhang2#, Bo-Hui Li1,
Wei-Jie Liang1, Qi-Lei Zhang1,
Min-Ling Cai, Chang-Lian Peng1
1 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of
Biotechnology for Plant Development,Guangzhou Key Laboratory of
Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences,
South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631,PR
China
2 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High
Technology for Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection,
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Corresponding author : Prof. Chang-Lian Peng
Email: pengchl@scib.ac.cn
Tel: +86-20-85217612;
Fax: +86-20-85211372.
# These authors contributed equally to this work.
Running head : Plasticity of stem photosynthesis in