Nitrogen shortage in a tomato crop; scaling up from effects on electron-transport rate to plant productivity

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 840-848

  Schapendonk, Ad H C M ^a   Van Oijen, Marcel ^a   Pot, Sander C ^a   Van Den Boogaard, Riki ^a   Harbinson, Jeremy ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Modelling; Nitrogen Optimization; Photosynthesis; Stress; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032711669     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1999-9-1034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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