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Optimizing nitrogen economy under drought: increased leaf nitrogen is an acclimation to water stress in willow (Salix spp.)

Weih, Martin; Bonosi, Lorenzo; Ghelardini, Luisa; Rönnberg Wästljung, Ann-Christin

Sammanfattning

Conclusions It is concluded that N-uptake efficiency and leaf N efficiency are important traits to improve growth under drought. Increased leaf N content (area basis) is an acclimation to optimize N economy under drought. The leaf N content is an interesting trait for breeding of willow bioenergy crops in a climate change future. In contrast, leaf biomass allocation is a less interesting breeding target to improve yield under drought.

Nyckelord

Biomass allocation; biomass production; drought; leaf nitrogen; plant breeding; trait functionality

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Annals of Botany
2011, Volym: 108, nummer: 7, sidor: 1347-1353
Utgivare: OXFORD UNIV PRESS