Kinetics and relative significance of remobilized and current C and N incorporation in leaf and root growth zones of Lolium perenne after defoliation: Assessment by 13C and 15N steady-state labelling

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-46

  De Visser, R ^a   Vianden, H ^b   Schnyder, H ^b,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

C 13; growth zone; isotope discrimination; leaf elongation; Lolium perenne; N 15; natural abundance; photosynthates; regrowth; reserves; roots; sink; source; 13C; 15N

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031055054     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-9.x     Document Type: Article

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