Root and shoot responses of sand bluestem to defoliation

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-46

  Engel, Russell K ^a,e   Nichols, James T ^b   Dodd, Jerrold L ^c   Brummer, Joe E ^d  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon hallii; Clipping; Root area; Root length; Total nonstructural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRASSLAND; ROOT RESPONSE; SAND BLUESTEM; SHOOT RESPONSE;

ANDROPOGON HALLII; POACEAE;

EID: 0031929286     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003562     Document Type: Article

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