Relationship between the relative limitation and resorption efficiency of nitrogen vs phosphorus in woody plants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Han, Wenxuan ^a   Tang, Luying ^b   Chen, Yahan ^c   Fang, Jingyun ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PIGMENTATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; WOOD;

EID: 84893459086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083366     Document Type: Article

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