Rhizome growth of Calamagrostis canadensis in response to soil nutrients and bulk density

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-550

  Landhausser S M ^a   Stadt, K J ^a   Lieffers, V J ^a   McNabb, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Environmental Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calamagrostis canadensis; Compaction; litter; mineral soil; rhizome; yield

Indexed keywords

CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; POACEAE;

GROWTH; RHIZOME; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 0030405413     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps96-099     Document Type: Article

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