Tree size affects accumulation of carbon and nitrogen metabolites in white spruce seedlings during short day-induced bud formation

Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 941-953

  Dhon, Catherine ^a   Bertrand, Annick ^b   Castonguay, Yves ^b   Cooke, Janice E K ^c   Isabel, Nathalie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bud set; Carbohydrates; Growth; Picea glauca; Soluble proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BUD; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHOTOPERIOD; PROTEIN; TREE STUMP;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 84868642712     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B2012-059     Document Type: Article

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