Does the gradualness of leaf shedding govern nutrient resorption from senescing leaves in Mediterranean woody plants?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 303-313

  Milla, R ^a   Castro Diez P ^b   Maestro Martinez M ^a   Montserrat Marti G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaf shedding phenology; Nutrient retranslocation; Nutrient status; Potassium; Resorption efficiency; Resorption proficiency

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; RESORPTION; SENESCENCE; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 32644446169     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-8770-z     Document Type: Article

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