Nitrogen resorption and photosynthetic activity over leaf life span in an evergreen shrub, Rhododendron ferrugineum, in a subalpine environment

New Phytologist

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-310

  Pornon, A ^a   Lamaze, T ^b  

^a École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

15N and 14C labelling; Evergreenness; Leaf life span; Nitrogen (N) resorption; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

CARBON; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESORPTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSLOCATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RHODODENDRON; TIME;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; RHODODENDRON; TIME FACTORS;

RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM;

EID: 34347266583     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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