Genetic variation in foliar carbon isotope composition in relation to tree growth and foliar nitrogen concentration in clones of the F1 hybrid between slash pine and Caribbean pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 145-160

  Prasolova, N V ^a   Xu, Z H ^b   Lundkvist, K ^c   Farquhar, G D ^d   Dieters, M J ^b   Walker, S ^b   Saffigna, P G ^a,e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clone selection; Photosynthetic capacity; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CLONING; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; VEGETATION;

CLONE HEDGES; TREE CANOPIES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CARBON ISOTOPE; FOLIAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH; HYBRID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS CARIBAEA VAR. HONDURENSIS; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 0347296236     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00807-6     Document Type: Article

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