Influence of ammonium and nitrate supply on growth, nitrate reductase activity and N-use efficiency in a natural hybrid pine and its parents

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-282

  Yao, Buqing ^a   Cao, Jing ^a   Zhao, Changming ^a   Rengel, Zed ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

diploid hybrid; N forms; nitrate reductase; photosynthetic N use efficiency; Pinus densata; root shoot characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955241389     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtq033     Document Type: Article

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