Impact of temperature on the relationship between respiration and nitrogen concentration in roots: An analysis of scaling relationships, Q10 values and thermal acclimation ratios

New Phytologist

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-120

  Atkinson, Lindsey J ^a   Hellicar, Martin A ^a   Fitter, Alastair H ^a   Atkin, Owen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Nitrogen; Q10; Root respiration; Scaling relationships; Temperature

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ACCLIMATION; HERB; NITROGEN; RESPIRATION; ROOT SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACHILLEA; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGO; SILENE; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACHILLEA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTAGO; SILENE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33845524425     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01891.x     Document Type: Article

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