These data support the idea that leaf growth drives the dynamics of …

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Biology Articles » Botany » Developmental changes in shoot N dynamics of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in relation to leaf growth dynamics as a function of plant density and hierarchical position within the canopy » Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

- Developmental changes in shoot N dynamics of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in relation to leaf growth dynamics as a function of plant density and hierarchical position within the canopy

The authors would like to thank Dr P Rottili (Lodi, Italy) for supplying the seeds of Medicago sativa L. cv. Lodi. We would also like to thank Dr AJ Escobar-Gutiérrez (UEPF, INRA Lusignan, France) for valuable comments on this work and Mr JP Terrason (UEPF, INRA Lusignan, France) for his invaluable help in sample acquisition and processing. This work was partially supported by a grant from INRA and the ‘Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie’ attributed to J-C Avice.

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Abbreviations, LA, leaf area; LAI, crop leaf area index; LAR, leaf area ratio; LMA, leaf mass per unit of leaf area; LWR, leaf weight ratio; %N, plant N concentration; N_sh, N accumulation in the shoot.