Effects of far-red light on the growth, mycorrhizas and mineral nutrition of scots pine seedlings

Plant and Soil

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-25

  De La Rosa, T M ^a,b   Aphalo, P J ^a   Lehto, T ^a,b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Far red light; Mycorrhizas; Nutrient allocation; Photomorphogenesis; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER ALLOCATION; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT ALLOCATION; RED LIGHT; SEEDLING GROWTH;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0031805519     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004383526878     Document Type: Article

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