Effect of light intensity and nutrient availability on clonal growth and clonal morphology of the stoloniferous herb Halerpestes ruthenica

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 408-416

  Yu, Fei Hai ^a   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Clonal morphology; Foraging behavior; Halerpestes ruthenica; Light; Nutrient; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

HALERPESTES RUTHENICA;

EID: 0041328313     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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