Soil depth and fertility effects on biomass and nutrient allocation in jaraguagrass

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 268-273

  Pieters, Alejandro ^a   Baruch, Zdravko ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

biomass production; Hyparrhenia rufa; Neotropical savannas; plant invasion tropical soils

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; INVASIVE GRASS; JARAGUA GRASS; NUTRIENT ALLOCATION; SAVANNA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY;

VENEZUELA;

HYPARRHENIA RUFA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030617577     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003728     Document Type: Article

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