Patterns of growth and soil-water utilization in some exotic annuals and native perennial bunchgrasses of California

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-243

  Holmes, T H ^a,b   Rice, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OakSystems Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachypodium distachyon; Bromus diandrus; Cynosurus echinatus; Elymus glaucus; growth analysis; Nassella pulchra; rooting depth; soil water utilization; specific root length; Trifolium hirtum

Indexed keywords

BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON; BROMUS; BROMUS DIANDRUS; CYNOSURUS ECHINATUS; ELYMUS; ELYMUS GLAUCUS; GLAUCUS; NASSELLA PULCHRA; QUERCUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM HIRTUM;

EID: 0029802616     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0117     Document Type: Article

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