Construction cost of loblolly and ponderosa pine leaves grown with varying carbon and nitrogen availability

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 729-738

  Griffin, K L ^a,c   Winner, W E ^b   Strain, B R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Carbohydrates; CO2; Construction cost; Nitrogen; Pinus ponderosa; Pinus taeda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000275737     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00408.x     Document Type: Article

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