Photosynthetic physiological adaptabilities of Pinus tabulaeformis and Robinia pseudoacacia in the Loess Plateau

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-22

  Zheng, Shu Xia ^a,b   Shangguan, Zhou Ping ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Leaf mass per area; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthetic rate; Pinus tabulaeformis; Robinia pseudoacacia

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ADAPTATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CONIFEROUS TREE; FLORAL TRAIT; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; ROBINIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; ROBINIA;

ANSAI; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUXIAN; LOESS PLATEAU; SHAANXI; SHENMU; YANGLING;

PINUS TABULIFORMIS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 34247862116     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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