Direct assessment of competitive ability and defoliation tolerance in perennial grasses

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 195-204

  Saint Pierre, C ^a   Busso, C A ^a   Montenegro, O A ^b   Rodriguez, G D ^b   Giorgetti, H D ^b   Montani, T ^a   Bravo, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b Ministerio de Agricultura   (Argentina)

Author keywords

15N; Argentina rangelands; Biomass; Nitrogen uptake; Species replacement; Stipa

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DEFOLIATION; GRASS; HERBIVORY; TOLERANCE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

POACEAE; STIPA; STIPA AMBIGUA; STIPA CLARAZII; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 2342612926     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-151     Document Type: Article

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