Advantages in water relations contribute to greater photosynthesis in Centaurea maculosa compared with established grasses

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-277

  Hill, Judson P ^a   Germino, Matthew J ^a   Wraith, Jon M ^b   Olson, Bret E ^b   Swan, Megan B ^b  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic plants; Grasslands; Photosynthetic gas exchange; Water relations

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STEPPE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RELATIONS;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 33644823000     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499505     Document Type: Article

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