Plasticity in root/shoot partitioning: Optimal, ontogenetic, or both?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-50

  Gedroc, J J ^a   Mcconnaughay, K D M ^a   Coleman, J S ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Old field annuals; Ontogenetic drift; Optimal partitioning; Root:shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM;

NUTRIENTS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; ROOT:SHOOT RATIO;

EID: 0029668107     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390260     Document Type: Article

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