Why does phosphorus limitation increase wood density in Eucalyptus grandis seedlings?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Thomas, D S ^a,b   Montagu, K D ^a,c   Conroy, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Eucalypt; Fiber cell; Nutrition; Xylem vessel

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 32344440930     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.1.35     Document Type: Article

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