Can plants track changes in nutrient availability via changes in biomass partitioning?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-209

  McConnaughay, K D M ^a   Coleman, J S ^b,c  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Allometry; Biomass partitioning; Old field annuals; Ontogeny; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; POLYGONUM PENNSYLVANICUM;

EID: 0031668559     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004341731703     Document Type: Article

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