Effect of leaf habit and soil type on nutrient resorption and conservation in woody species of a dry tropical environment

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1066-1075

  Lal, C B ^a   Annapurna, C ^a   Raghubanshi, A S ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Leaf chemistry; Leaf traits; Resorbed nutrient pools; Resorption efficiency; Substrate quality stability

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL; TROPICS;

FORESTRY; NUTRITION; SOILS;

ADAPTATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DRY FOREST; LEAF; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RESORPTION;

EID: 0034765958     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-79-9-1066     Document Type: Article

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