Temperature-induced alteration to root longevity in Lolium perenne

Plant and Soil

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-90

  Forbes, P J ^a   Black, K E ^a   Hooker, J E ^a  

^a Soil Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minirhizotron; Root longevity; Root mortality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0030996127     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004298804353     Document Type: Article

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