Measurement of xylem sap amino acid concentrations in conjunction with whole tree transpiration estimates spring N remobilization by cherry (Prunus avium L.) trees

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1689-1699

  Grassi, Giacomo ^a   Millard, P ^b   Wendler, R ^b   Minotta, G ^c   Tagliavini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

15N; Asparagine; Cherry; Glutamine; N remobilization; Transpiration; Xylem sap

Indexed keywords

TRANSPIRATION; XYLEM;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 18744378245     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2002.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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