Optimizing nitrogen economy under drought: Increased leaf nitrogen is an acclimation to water stress in willow (Salix spp.)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1347-1353

  Weih, Martin ^a   Bonosi, Lorenzo ^a   Ghelardini, Luisa ^a   Rönnberg Wästljung, Ann Christin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; biomass production; drought; leaf nitrogen; plant breeding; trait functionality

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ACCLIMATION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT BREEDING; SHOOT; SIBLING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIMERA; DEHYDRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; WILLOW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CHIMERA; DEHYDRATION; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; SALIX;

SALIX;

EID: 80054954058     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr227     Document Type: Article

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