Variation in nitrogen supply changes water-use efficiency of Pseudotsuga menziesii and Populus x euroamericana; a comparison of three approaches to determine water-use efficiency

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 671-679

  Ripullone, Francesco ^a   Lauteri, Marco ^b   Grassi, Giacomo ^c   Amato, Mariana ^a   Borghetti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Carbon assimilation; Carbon isotope discrimination; Douglas fir; Poplar; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ABIES; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS EURAMERICANA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 9244251102     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.6.671     Document Type: Article

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