retranslocation

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ translocation.

Noun

retranslocation (countable and uncountable, plural retranslocations)

1. repeated or reverse translocation
   • 2016 February 10, “Tree Age Effects on Fine Root Biomass and Morphology over Chronosequences of Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur and Alnus glutinosa Stands”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Also, the nitrogen demand of alders is higher than that of the other tree species studied; moreover, leaf litter of this species is extremely rich in nitrogen due to low nitrogen retranslocation from senescing leaves, and it mineralizes very fast, leading to high nitrogen storage in the upper soil layers [66 –68 ].