Boron nutrition affects the carbon metabolism of silver birch seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1251-1261

  Ruuhola, Teija ^a   Keinänen, Markku ^a   Keski Saari, Sarita ^a   Lehto, Tarja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

boron; carbohydrates; cryoprotectants; hexoses; polyols; sugars

Indexed keywords

BORON; CARBON; FERTILIZER; HEXOSE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; STARCH;

BORON; CARBON; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL AGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STRUCTURES; SEASON; SEEDLING; TREE;

BETULA; BORON; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CELL AGING; FERTILIZERS; HEXOSES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEASONS; SEEDLING; STARCH; TREES;

EID: 82055185684     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr109     Document Type: Article

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