Shoot structure, canopy openness, and light interception in Norway spruce

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1133-1142

  Stenberg, P ^a   Kangas, T ^a   Smolander, H ^b   Linder, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Needle shape; Nitrogen; Picea abies; Shade acclimation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; INTERCEPTION; LIGHT; NITROGEN;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032862278     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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