Allocation of nitrogen within the crown during leaf expansion in Quercus serrata saplings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 913-919

  Ueda, Miki U ^a   Mizumachi, Eri ^a   Tokuchi, Naoko ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flush; Isotope; Nitrate; Oak; Remobilized nitrogen; Uptake

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SAPLING; TRACER;

ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; TREE;

NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SEASONS; TREES;

QUERCUS SERRATA;

EID: 74549170505     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp029     Document Type: Article

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