Inherent allocation patterns and potential growth rates of herbaceous climbing plants

Plant and Soil

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 341-347

  Den Dubbelden, Koen C ^a   Verburg, René W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biomass allocation; climbing plants; growth rate; shoot height

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMBING PLANT; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT GROWTH;

EID: 0030301914     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00010463     Document Type: Article

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