The effect of defoliation environment on primary growth allocation and secondary tiller recruitment of two bunchgrasses

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Tomlinson, K W ^a   O'Connor, T G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Graminoids; Growth; Nutrition hypothesis; Plasticity; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; POACEAE; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 20444497756     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110509485859     Document Type: Article

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