Genetic variation in foliar carbon isotope composition in relation to tree growth and foliar nitrogen concentration in clones of the F1 hybrid between slash pine and Carribean pine

Prasalova, N.V.; Xu, Z H; Lundkvist, K; Dieters, Mark J; Walker, S; Saffigna, P.G.; Farquhar, Graham

Genetic variation in foliar carbon isotope composition in relation to tree growth and foliar nitrogen concentration in clones of the F1 hybrid between slash pine and Carribean pine

Date

2003

Authors

Prasalova, N.V.

Xu, Z H

Lundkvist, K

Dieters, Mark J

Walker, S

Saffigna, P.G.

Farquhar, Graham

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: (1) to quantify the genetic variation in foliar carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of 122 clones of ca. 4-year-old F1 hybrids between slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm var. elliottii) and Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea