Gas exchange of the lowest branches of young Scots pine: A cost-benefit analysis of seasonal branch carbon budget

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 757-765

  Witowski, Jan ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Branch abscission; Branch autonomy; Pinus sylvestris; Respiration

Indexed keywords

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030666016     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.12.757     Document Type: Article

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