Pinus taeda clones and soil nutrient availability: Effects of soil organic matter incorporation and fertilization on biomass partitioning and leaf physiology

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1117-1131

  Tyree, Michael C ^a   Seiler, John R ^b   Maier, Chris A ^c   Johnsen, Kurt H ^c  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASat; G E interaction; Jmax; Loblolly pine; Logging residue; Photosynthesis; VC,max

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LEAF; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LOBLOLLY PINE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SOIL;

EID: 73349108106     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp050     Document Type: Article

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