Root plasticity in Mediterranean herbaceous species

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 214-221

  De Lillis, M ^a   Manes, F ^b   Tufaro, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual regenerator species; Root growth; Seed regenerator species; Shoot root ratio; Tuberarietea guttatae and Festuco Brometea grasslands; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BROMETEA; BROMUS; BROMUS ERECTUS; FESTUCA OVINA; HAYNALDIA VILLOSA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MINUARTIA VERNA; ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS; RUMEX; RUMEX BUCEPHALOPHORUS; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA MINOR; THYMUS LONGICAULIS;

EID: 25844461710     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500160542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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