Genetic variation in productivity, leaf traits and carbon isotope discrimination in hybrid poplars cultivated on contrasting sites

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-503

  Bonhomme, Ludovic ^a,b   Barbaroux, Cécile ^a,b   Monclus, Romain ^a,c   Morabito, Domenico ^a,b   Berthelot, Alain ^d   Villar, Marc ^e   Dreyer, Erwin ^c   Brignolas, Franck ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d FCBA   (France)

^e National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination ( ); Genetic variability; Hybrid poplars plantation; Leaf traits; Soil characteristics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HYBRID; LEAF; PLANTATION; SOIL QUALITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 46749136846     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008024     Document Type: Article

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