Contrasted nitrogen utilization in annual C3 grass and legume crops: Physiological explorations and ecological considerations

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-89

  Del Pozo, Alejandro ^a   Garnier, Eric ^b   Aronson, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Interspecific comparisons; Nitrogen concentration; Nitrogen productivity; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE;

BROMUS; BROMUS MADRITENSIS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO MINIMA; ORYZA SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); POACEAE; TINA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA VAR. MINOR;

EID: 0034021363     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(00)00113-2     Document Type: Article

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