Bulbs with curly leaves
Carlo A. Balistrieri (Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:24:54 PST)

Thanks for the reference, Dylan! (but geez-oh-pete I hate these
journal publishers and their exorbitant fees....I won't be reading it
very soon.)
On Nov 11, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Hannon wrote:

Nhu et al.,

Here is a paper by Mueller-Doblies that addresses the issue of
"curly-whirly" morphology. He emphasizes water conservation but I
agree
with others who have suggested it has also to do with temperature
moderation. A flat linear leaf would likely have a greater heat load
than a
coiled or twisted surface.

http://sciencedirect.com/science/article/…

Dylan

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