Temporal changes in spatial pattern of fine-root mass and nutrient concentrations in Indian bamboo savanna

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-238

  Tripathi, S K ^a   Singh, K P ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dry tropics; Nutrient concentrations; Retranslocation; Root ingrowth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033369523     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478986     Document Type: Article

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