Photosynthesis-nitrogen relationships: Interpretation of different patterns between Pseudotsuga menziesii and Populus x euroamericana in a mini-stand experiment

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Ripullone, Francesco ^a   Grassi, Giacomo ^b   Lauteri, Marco ^c   Borghetti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conifer; Hardwoods; Leaf mass per area; Light saturated photosynthesis; Nitrogen partitioning; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREE;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS EUROAMERICANA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TRIXIS;

EID: 0242669188     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.2.137     Document Type: Article

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