Contrasting needle physiological strategies to soil nutrient scarcity in radiata pine plantations
Lorena Ruiz de Larrinaga, Francisco San Miguel-Oti, Ander Monasterio, Unai Artetxe, Sergi Munné‐Bosch, Tania Mesa, Céline Moreaux, Unai Ortega-Barrueta, Unai Sertutxa, Lorena Peña, Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Raquel Esteban
The paper compares physiological responses to drought and nutrient scarcity in young managed versus old abandoned Pinus radiata stands, finding older trees maintain photosynthesis under nutrient-poor conditions.
bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology