Short-term nitrogen deprivation increases field performance in nursery seedlings of Mediterranean woody species

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 879-890

  Trubat, Roman ^a   Cortina, Jordi ^a   Vilagrosa, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Functional attributes; Nutrient status; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT; GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHOOT; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; WATER; WOODY PLANT;

PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS; RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES; TETRACLINIS ARTICULATA;

EID: 42149163332     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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