An analysis of the balance between root and shoot activity in Lolium perenne cv. Melvina. Effects of CO2 concentration and air temperature

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-91

  Nijs, Ivan ^a   Impens, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Balanced activity; CO2 concentration; Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass); Partitioning

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031443705     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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