Nitrogen absorption by roots as a cause of interspecific variations in leaf nitrogen concentration and photosynthetic capacity

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 460-470

  Osone, Y ^a,b   Tateno, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

LNC; Photosynthetic capacity; Root:leaf ratio; SAR

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NITROGEN; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS BOMBYCIS;

EID: 23444450739     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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