Rhizosheath occurrence in South African grasses

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 484-490

  Bailey, Catherine ^a,b   Scholes, Mary ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Rainfall; Rhizosheaths; Sheath extent; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ANTHEPHORA; ANTHEPHORA PUBESCENS; DIGITARIA ERIANTHA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS PALLENS; POACEAE;

EID: 0031429188     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30803-6     Document Type: Article

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