Effects of defoliating Stipa tenuis and Piptochaetium napostaense at different phenological stages: Root growth

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-283

  Becker, G F ^a   Busso, C A ^b   Montani, T ^b   Burgos, M A ^b   Flemmer, A C ^b   Toribio, M B ^b  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Piptochaetium napostaense; root growth; Stipa tenuis; timing of defoliation

Indexed keywords

PIPTOCHAETIUM NAPOSTAENSE; STIPA TENUIS; POACEAE;

DEFOLIATION; ROOT;

EID: 0031060967     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1995.0132     Document Type: Article

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