Fertilization has little effect on light-interception efficiency of Picea abies shoots

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2002, Pages 1185-1192

  Palmroth, Sari ^a   Stenberg, Pauline ^a   Smolander, Sampo ^a   Voipio, Pekka ^a   Smolander, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

LAI; Nitrogen; Norway spruce; Structural acclimation

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTERCEPTION; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOOT; TREE;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; TRIXIS;

EID: 0036850084     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.15-16.1185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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