Why do leaves and leaf cells of N-limited barley elongate at reduced rates?

Planta

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 522-530

  Fricke, Wieland ^a,c   McDonald, A James S ^b   Mattson Djos, Lisbeth ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell expansion; Hordeum (leaf growth, nitrogen); Ingestad nutrient technique; Nitrogen (leaf growth); Water relations (turgor, osmotic pressure)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030795812     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050157     Document Type: Article

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