Impact of nitrogen supply on growth, steviol glycosides and photosynthesis in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 953-962

  Tavarini, S ^a   Pagano, I ^a   Guidi, L ^a   Angelini, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; gas exchange; nitrogen use efficiency; photosynthesis; Stevia rebaudiana; steviol glycosides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923241184     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2014.993743     Document Type: Article

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