Effects of defoliation at varying soil water regimes on aboveground biomass of perennial grasses

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-152

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Irrigation; Regrowth; Semiarid rangelands; Stipa species; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; GRASSLAND; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER;

ARGENTINA;

POACEAE; STIPA;

EID: 0037381569     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301583     Document Type: Article

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