Competition along a nutrient gradient: A case study with Daucus carota and Chenopodium album

Ecological Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-306

  Bo, Li ^a,b,c   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Nutrient availability; Root; Shoot ratio; Yield density relationship

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DENSITY; WEED;

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0034260680     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2000.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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