Soil factors controlling mineral N uptake by Picea engelmannii seedlings: The importance of gross NH4+ production rates

New Phytologist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 791-800

  Grenon, F ^a   Bradley, R L ^a   Jones, M D ^b   Shipley, B ^a   Peat, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizal density; Exploratory path analysis; Gross mineral N production rate; Microbial N; Mineral N uptake; Picea engelmannii (engelmann spruce)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL PROPERTY;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 14244268882     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01289.x     Document Type: Article

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