Competition for nutrients and optimal root allocation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 171-185

  Craine, Joseph M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Co limitation; Competition; Nitrogen; Roots; SERMUN

Indexed keywords

GRASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

POACEAE;

EID: 33748695540     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9002-x     Document Type: Article

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