Responses of plant growth rate to nitrogen supply: A comparison of relative addition and N interruption treatments

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 355, 2001, Pages 309-317

  Walker, Robin L ^a,c   Burns, Ian G ^a   Moorby, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lettuce; N reserves; N uptake; Nitrate N; Organic N; Relative addition rate; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; TISSUE;

PLANT GROWTH RATE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0035058086     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/52.355.309     Document Type: Article

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