The importance of nitrogen and carbohydrate storage for plant growth of the alpine herb Veratrum album

New Phytologist

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 565-575

  Kleijn, David ^a,b   Treier, Urs A ^a   Müller Schärer, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Competition; Defoliation; Liliaceae; Nitrogen (N); Reserves; Risk aversion; Storage

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; NITROGEN;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBOHYDRATE; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; NITROGEN; STORAGE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOME; SEASON; VERATRUM;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATE; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RHIZOME; SEASONS; VERATRUM;

LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VERATRUM ALBUM;

EID: 17644368961     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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