Relationships between shoot to root ratio, growth and leaf soluble protein concentration of Pisum sativum, Phaseolus vulgaris and Triticum aestivum under different nutrient deficiencies

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 949-958

  Andrews, M ^b   Sprent, J I ^a   Raven, J A ^a   Eady, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry matter partitioning; Macronutrients; Nitrogen; Pea; Phaseolus vulgaris; Pinto bean; Pisum sativum; Protein; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PROTEIN; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032807967     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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