Arginine and the shade tolerance of white spruce saplings entering winter dormancy

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Durzan, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Arginine; Guanidino compounds; Nitrogen; Picea glauca; Shade tolerance; Winter dormancy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

FREE AMINO ACIDS; GROWTH HABIT; GUANIDINO COMPOUNDS; N-METABOLISM; NATURAL LIGHT; PICEA GLAUCA; SHADE TOLERANCE; WINTER DORMANCY;

ARGININE;

AMINO ACID; DECIDUOUS TREE; DORMANCY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; STEM;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 77949496545     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/57/2009-jfs     Document Type: Article

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