Influence of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on leaf lifespan and allocation of above-ground growth in Eucalyptus plantations

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Laclau, Jean Paul ^a,b   Almeida, Julio C R ^b,d   Gonalves, Jos Leonardo M ^b   Saint Andr, Laurent ^a   Ventura, Marcelo ^b   Ranger, Jacques ^c   Moreira, Rildo M ^b   Nouvellon, Yann ^a,b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

^d UNITAU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brazil; Eucalypt; Fertilizer; Leaves; Longevity; Partitioning

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY MODELING; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LEAF LITTER; LONGEVITY; NITROGEN; PARTITIONING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POTASSIUM;

BRAZIL;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM; TREES;

EID: 63049134472     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn010     Document Type: Article

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