Differences in leaf characteristics between ozone-sensitive and ozone-tolerant hybrid aspen (Populus tremula × Populus tremuloides) clones

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Haikio, Elina ^a   Freiwald, Vera ^a   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^a   Beuker, Egbert ^b   Holopainen, Toini ^a   Oksanen, Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Flavonoids; Nitrogen; Phenolics; Photosynthesis; Rubisco; Salicylates; Senescence; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLONE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; LEAF; OZONE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN; SALICYLATE; SOIL NITROGEN;

POPULUS TREMULA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; OZONE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHIMERA; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHIMERA; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; POPULUS; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES;

EID: 63049100095     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn005     Document Type: Article

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