Changes in the morphology of roots and leaves of carob seedlings induced by nitrogen source and atmospheric carbon dioxide

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 817-823

  Cruz, C ^a   Lips, S H ^b   Martins Loucao M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ammonium; Carbohydrate; Carbon dioxide; Carob; Ceratonia siliqua L.; Morphology; Nitrate; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031450012     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0524     Document Type: Article

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