Ammonium and nitrate uptake by Eucalyptus nitens: Effects of pH and temperature

Plant and Soil

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 133-140

  Garnett, Trevor P ^a,c   Smethurst, Philip J ^a,b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Sustainable Prod F ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Eucalyptus; Nitrate; PH; Root uptake; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033388473     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004740204876     Document Type: Article

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