Leaves of lianas and self-supporting plants differ in mass per unit area and in nitrogen content

Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-271

  Kazda, M ^a   Salzer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Leaf mass per unit area; Liana; Nitrogen; Self supporting vegetation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PLANT; SUPPORT;

EID: 0034095728     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-3701     Document Type: Article

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