A comparative study of stand structure and standing crops of two wetland species, Arundo donax and Phragmites karka, and primary production in Arundo donax with observations on the effect of clipping

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-14

  Sharma, K P ^a   Kushwaha, S P S ^b   Gopal, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b MAHYCO Seeds Co   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STAND STRUCTURE; STANDING CROP; WETLAND;

INDIA;

ARUNDO DONAX; PHRAGMITES KARKA; PHRAGMITES VALLATORIA;

EID: 0032311407     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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