Accumulation and loss of nitrogen in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) plant organs as affected by defoliation regime on two sites in Norway

Plant and Soil

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 165-182

  Sturite, Ievina ^a   Uleberg, Marianne Vileid ^b   Henriksen, Trond Maukon ^a   Jørgensen, Marit ^b   Bakken, Anne Kjersti ^c   Breland, Tor Arvid ^d  

^a Apelsvoll Research Centre   (Norway)

^b Holt Research Centre   (Norway)

^c Kvithamar Research Centre   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Leaves; Nitrogen dynamics; Roots; Stolons; Trifolium repens; Winter losses

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOACCUMULATION; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH RATE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 33745482220     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5697-3     Document Type: Article

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