Root growth, appearance and disappearance in perennial grasses: Effects of the timing of water stress with or without defoliation

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 539-547

  Flemmer, A C ^a   Busso, C A ^a   Fernandez O A ^a   Montani, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Appearance and disappearance; Defoliation; Perennial grasses; Root growth; Stipa species; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRASS; GROWTH; ROOT; WATER STRESS;

POACEAE; STIPA; STIPA CLARAZII; STIPA GYNERIOIDES; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 0036659065     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P00-189     Document Type: Article

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