Effects of drought in biomass production and allocation in three varieties of Trichloris crinita P. (Poaceae) a forage grass from the arid Monte region of Argentina

Plant Ecology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-135

  Greco, S A ^a   Cavagnaro, J B ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Forage grasses; Shoot root ratio; Trichloris crinita; Varieties; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FORAGE; GRASS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; WATER STRESS;

POACEAE; TRICHLORIS CRINITA;

EID: 0037281673     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021217614767     Document Type: Article

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