Endogenous sink-source interactions and soil nitrogen regulate leaf life-span in an evergreen shrub

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1114-1123

  Marty, C ^a   Lamaze, T ^a   Pornon, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

15N labelling; Leaf life span; Nitrogen resorption; Nitrogen resorption efficiency; Sink source interactions; Soil nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGE CLASS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RESORPTION; SHOOT; SHRUB; SOIL NITROGEN; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RHODODENDRON; SOIL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL AGING; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; RHODODENDRON; SOIL; WOOD;

RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM;

EID: 68749086182     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02893.x     Document Type: Article

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