Experimental studies on the competitive balance between two Central European roadside grasses with different growth forms: 1. Field experiments on the effects of mowing and maximum leaf temperatures on competitive ability

Botanica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 441-448

  Ryel, R J ^b   Beyschlag, W ^a   Heindl, B ^d   Ullmann, I ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elymus repens; leaf temperature; light competition; Puccinellia distans; roadside grasses

Indexed keywords

ELYMUS REPENS; POACEAE; PUCCINELLIA DISTANS;

EID: 0030462260     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00596.x     Document Type: Article

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