Ecophysiological responses of Fagus sylvatica seedlings to changing light conditions. II. The interaction of light environment and soil fertility on seedling physiology

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-134

  Johnson, Jon D ^a   Tognetti, Roberto ^a   Michclozzi, Marco ^b   Pinxauti, Simone ^b   Minotta, Gianfranco ^c   Borghetti, Marco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beech; Biomass; Defense compounds; Fagus sylvatica; Light environment; Nitrogen; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Photosynthesis; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; GAS EXCHANGE; HERBIVORE; LIGHT; MORTALITY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SOIL FERTILITY; TANNIN;

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 0031397986     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1997.1010117.x     Document Type: Article

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