Relationship between photosynthesis and leaf nitrogen concentration in ambient and elevated [CO2] in white birch seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 891-899

  Cao, Bing ^a,b   Dang, Qing Lai ^a   Zhang, Shouren ^a,c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Boreal trees; Climate change; CO2 nitrogen interaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 34347219119     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.6.891     Document Type: Article

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