Functional copper requirement for catechol oxidase activity in plantation Eucalyptus species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Gherardi, M J ^a   Dell, B ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper deficiency; Critical concentration; Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus grandis; Eucalyptus urophylla

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 0032824564     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004643317708     Document Type: Article

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