Shade acclimation in the forage grass Festuca Pallescens: Biomass allocation and foliage orientation

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Fernández, María Elena ^a   Gyenge, Javier E ^a   Schlichter, Tomás M ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Light interception; Patagonia; Shoot:root ratio; Tussock

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FOLIAGE; FORAGE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHADE TOLERANCE;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FESTUCA;

EID: 10744222908     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000013276.68254.78     Document Type: Article

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