Research observation: Nitrogen effects on Arizona cotton-top and Lehmann lovegrass seedlings

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-81

  Fernandez Giménez, Maria E ^a   Smith, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert grassland; Invasive plant; Nitrogen dynamics; Nitrogen use efficiency; Plant strategies

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; RANGELAND;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS LEHMANNIANA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 23844491184     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0076:roneoa]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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