Importance of cycling and recycling of mineral nutrients within plants for growth and development

Botanica Acta

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-273

  Marschner, H ^a   Kirkby, Ernest ^b   Engels, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phloem and xylem transport; Photosynthate allocation; Shoot signals; Shoot root ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030878349     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00639.x     Document Type: Review

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