Photosynthetic parameters of young Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H. B.) plants subjected to fertilization in a degraded area in Central Amazonia

Photosynthetica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 616-620

  Ferreira, M J ^a   Goncalves J F C ^a   Ferraz, J B S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Chloroplast pigment contents; Forest restoration; Green fertilization; Performance index; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA;

EID: 77949309943     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-009-0088-2     Document Type: Article

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