Modelling whole-plant allocation in relation to carbon and nitrogen supply: Coordination versus optimization: Opinion

Plant and Soil

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-74

  Reynolds, James F ^a   Chen, Jialin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

balanced activity; optimal control theory; plant growth; root shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030465886     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02257565     Document Type: Article

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