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Filtering by: Creator Summers, Richard P. Degree Field Forest Science

Incorporation of ¹⁵NO₃ into amino acids of Douglas-fir xylem sap

Creator:

Sandstrom, Richard P.

Abstract:

Roots are considered to be the major production site of amino acids that appear in the xylem sap of conifers. The carbon skeleton of amino acids is derived from photosynthetically reduced carbon dioxide while the nitrogen is derived from the inorganic forms taken up by the roots. An experiment was...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis