Nitrogen allocation and the fate of absorbed light in 21-year-old Pinus radiata

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Posch, Sabine ^a,b   Warren, Charles R ^c   Kruse, Jörg ^a   Guttenberger, Helmut ^b   Adams, Mark A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy; Chlorophyll; N fertilizer; Photoprotection; Photosynthesis; Rubisco

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIGHT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 42049093776     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.3.375     Document Type: Article

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