Genetic variation in branchlet carbon and nitrogen isotope composition and nutrient concentration of 11-year-old hoop pine families in relation to tree growth in subtropical Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 359-371

  Xu, Zhihong ^a,b   Prasolova, Nina ^b   Lundkvist, Kenneth ^c   Beadle, Chris ^b,d   Leaman, Trevor ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branchlet nutrient concentrations; Carbon isotope composition; Genetic variation and correlation; Nitrogen isotope composition; Tree growth; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

GENETIC VARIATION; TREE GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SILVICULTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; PINACEAE;

EID: 0345149846     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00304-9     Document Type: Article

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