Nitrogen use efficiency: Does a trade-off exist between the N productivity and the mean residence time within species?

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-277

  Yuan, Zhi Y ^a,b   Chen, Han Y H ^b   Li, Ling H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN;

STIPA; STIPA KRYLOVII;

EID: 44249107133     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT07139     Document Type: Article

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