Root sprouting in Rumex acetosella under different nutrient levels

Plant Ecology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Klimeš, Leoš ^a   Klimešová, Jitka ^a  

^a Institute of Botany CAS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Nutrient response; Plant foraging; Root buds; Root sprouters

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAMET; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT GROWTH;

RUMEX ACETOSELLA;

EID: 0345086471     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009877923773     Document Type: Article

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