Modelling seedling growth rates of 18 temperate arable weed species as a function of the environment and plant traits

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 681-689

  Storkey, J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadleaf weeds; Competition models; Grass weeds; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; SEEDLING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; SEASONS; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3142773754     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch095     Document Type: Article

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