Changes in polyamines, inorganic ions and glutamine synthetase activity in response to nitrogen availability and form in red spruce (Picea rubens)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1793-1803

  Serapiglia, Michelle J ^a,b   Minocha, Rakesh ^c   Minocha, Subhash C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic deposition; Nitrogen assimilation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH RATE; ION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 57149121685     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.12.1793     Document Type: Article

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