Relationships between root density of the African grass Hyparrhenia diplandra and nitrification at the decimetric scale: An inhibition-stimulation balance hypothesis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1443, 2000, Pages 595-600

  Lata, Jean Christophe ^a   Guillaume, Karine ^a   Degrange, Valérie ^b   Abbadie, Luc ^a   Lensi, Robert ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Hyparrhenia diplandra; Lamto; Nitrification potential; Roots; Savannah

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRASS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

AFRICA;

HYPARRHENIA; HYPARRHENIA DIPLANDRA;

EID: 0034701171     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1043     Document Type: Article

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