Root distribution and seasonal production in the northwestern Sonoran Desert for A C3 subshrub, A C4 bunchgrass, and A CAM leaf succulent

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 949-955

  Nobel, Park S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave deserti; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Encelia farinosa; Pleuraphis rigida; Root growth; Sonoran Desert; Water potential

Indexed keywords

AGAVE DESERTI; CRASSULACEAE; ENCELIA FARINOSA; PLEURAPHIS RIGIDA;

EID: 0030863777     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446285     Document Type: Article

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