... 5% of full sunlight (~ 58%), suggesting a priority in root growth unless light is severely limited. Leaf weight ratio, specific leaf area, and leaf area ratio increased with the degree of shading, ... been initiated underFL before the start of the experiment and, unlike seedlingsgrowing under FL and LS, only a small portion of the leavesactually initiated their growth after the start of the ... 48]).With increasing light intensity, photosynthesis rate increasedfrom HS to MS to LS to FL and thus more biomass was pro-duced by the same amount of leaf area. The rapid rise in LARwith decreasing...