Clonal integration and its ecological significance in Hedysarum laeve, a rhizomatous shrub in Mu Us Sandland

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-118

  Zhang, Chengyi ^a,c   Yang, Chi ^b   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

14C labeling; Clonal plants; Hedysarum laeve; Physiological integration; Sandland; Shrub

Indexed keywords

HEDYSARUM;

EID: 23744489067     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s102650200016     Document Type: Article

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