Reproductive allocation of biomass and nitrogen in annual and perennial Lesquerella crops

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-135

  Ploschuk, E L ^a   Slafer, G A ^b   Ravetta, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allocation; Allometry; Annuals; Grain crops; Lesquerella fendleri; New crops; Oil seed crops; Partitioning; Perennials

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; NITROGEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; YIELD;

LESQUERELLA; LESQUERELLA FENDLERI;

NITROGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRASSICACEAE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOMASS; BRASSICACEAE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 23644434108     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci158     Document Type: Article

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