Ecophysiological mechanism underlying the impacts of nitrogen saturation in terrestrial ecosystems on plants

Journal of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-402

  Fan, Hou Bao ^a   Huang, Yu Zi ^b  

^a NANCHANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen saturation; Nutrient balance; Photosynthesis; Plant ecophysiology; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS;

EID: 33748489112     PISSN: 16713877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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