Effects of variable nitrogen fertilization on growth, gas exchange, and biomass partitioning in black spruce and tamarack seedlings

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1574-1580

  Islam, M Anisul ^a   Macdonald, S Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass accumulation; Black spruce; Gas exchange; Nitrogen fertilization; Plasticity; Tamarack

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH KINETICS; PEAT; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTICITY;

BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BLACK SPRUCE; GAS EXCHANGE; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; TAMARACK;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FERTILIZER; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH; NITROGEN; PLANT;

BIOMASS; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH; NITROGEN; PEAT; PLANTS; PLASTICITY;

LARIX; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33744485551     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-123     Document Type: Article

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