Characterising willows for biomass and phytoremediation: Growth, nitrogen and water use of 14 willow clones under different irrigation and fertilisation regimes

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 397-413

  Weih, Martin ^a   Nordh, Nils Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Nitrogen retranslocation; Phytoremediation; Salix; Short rotation forestry; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHARACTERIZATION; CLONING; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER;

LEAF ABSCISSION; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS; NUTRIENT USE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SILVICULTURE; WATER USE;

SALIX;

EID: 0036425589     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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