Volatile communication between barley plants affects biomass allocation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 389, 2003, Pages 1931-1939

  Ninkovic, Velemir ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerial allelopathy; Mass fractions; Relative growth rate; Specific leaf area; Unit leaf ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMASS;

VOLATILE COMMUNICATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

BIOMASS; HORDEUM; PHEROMONES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0042204973     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg192     Document Type: Article

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