Variation in the components of relative growth rate in ten Acacia species from contrasting environments

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1007-1017

  Atkin, O K ^a   Schortemeyer, M ^a   McFarlane, N ^a   Evans, J R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Allocation; Growth analysis; Nitrogen; Nitrogen productivity; Photosynthesis; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; TREE;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ACACIA COLEI; ACACIA CORIACEA; ACACIA DEALBATA; ACACIA IMPLEXA; ACACIA IRRORATA; ACACIA MEARNSII; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; ACACIA SALIGNA; ACACIA TETRAGONOPHYLLA;

EID: 0031769992     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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