Demographic variation and biomass allocation of Agropyron cristatum grown on steppe and dune sites in the Hunshandake Desert, North China

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-102

  Wang, R Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Agropyron cristatum; Biomass allocation; Hunshandake desert; Shoot density; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUNSHANDAKE DESERT; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM;

EID: 15544391168     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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