Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Oil Palm Seedlings: Unraveling the Untapped Potential of Elevated External Ammonium Supply
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Multivariate Analysis
2.2. Growth and Development
2.3. Leaf Gas Exchange and Fluorescence Parameters
2.4. Metabolite Content
2.5. Nitrogen Uptake
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Growth Conditions and Experimental Design
4.2. Gas Exchange, Biomass Content, Root Morphology, and Tissue Metabolite Analysis
4.3. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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De la Peña, M.; Ruiz-Romero, R.; Romero, H.M. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Oil Palm Seedlings: Unraveling the Untapped Potential of Elevated External Ammonium Supply. Plants 2023, 12, 2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152819
De la Peña M, Ruiz-Romero R, Romero HM. Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Oil Palm Seedlings: Unraveling the Untapped Potential of Elevated External Ammonium Supply. Plants. 2023; 12(15):2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152819
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe la Peña, Marlon, Rodrigo Ruiz-Romero, and Hernán Mauricio Romero. 2023. "Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Oil Palm Seedlings: Unraveling the Untapped Potential of Elevated External Ammonium Supply" Plants 12, no. 15: 2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152819