Quantifying remobilization of pre-existing nitrogen from cuttings to new growth of woody plants using 15N at natural abundance

Plant Methods

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kalcsits, Lee A ^a   Guy, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N; Nitrogen remobilization; Poplar

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 84880017843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-27     Document Type: Article

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