Foliar nutrient allocation patterns in Banksia attenuata and Banksia sessilis differing in growth rate and adaptation to low-phosphorus habitats

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 128; no. 4; pp. 419 - 430
• Main Authors: Han, Zhongming, Shi, Jianmin, Pang, Jiayin, Yan, Li, Finnegan, Patrick M, Lambers, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 03.09.2021
• Subjects: Ecosystem; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Original; Phosphorus; Plant Leaves; Proteaceae; Soil; Leaf phosphorus fractions; phosphate; photosynthetic P use efficiency; nucleic acid; relative growth rate; phospholipid; phosphorus allocation

Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are essential nutrients that frequently limit primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems. Efficient use of these nutrients is important for plants growing in nutrient-poor environments. Plants generally reduce foliar P concentration in response to low soil P avail...