Nitrogen absorption and respiration in white and brown peach roots

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 461-469

  Baldi, Elena ^a   Wells, Christina E ^b   Marangoni, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium N; Excised root; Nitrate uptake; Prunus persica; Root respiration

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 73649115236     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160903470497     Document Type: Article

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