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Table 2 Tree total non-structural carbon (TNC) concentration in relation to the date of death for the 0 N trees

From: C depletion and tree dieback in young peach trees: a possible consequence of N shortage?

Date of death

TNC concentration (% DW)

March 3

5.2

March 21

5.5

March 26

5.0

March 30

4.4

May 15

3.4

June 7

2.6

  1. Each line represented a single tree of the 0 N treatment, for which 100 % mortality was observed. A tree was assumed to be dead when all its vegetative buds had dried