Water relations of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in a drying soil, as a function of phosphorus supply and defoliation frequency

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 675-681

  Singh, DhananJay K ^a   Sale, Peter W G ^a   McKenzie, Blair M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Leaf water potential; Soil matric potential; Water stress symptoms

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0030941932     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96156     Document Type: Article

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