Ammonium and nitrate uptake, nitrogen productivity and biomass allocation in interior spruce families with contrasting growth rates and mineral nutrient preconditioning

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 901-909

  Miller, Brad D ^a   Hawkins, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ion flux; NH4+; Nitrogen uptake; NO3 ; Steady state; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; MINERAL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 34347205255     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.6.901     Document Type: Article

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