Growth responses of two dominant C4 grass species to altered water availability

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1001-1010

  Swemmer, Anthony M ^a   Knapp, Alan K ^a   Smith, Melinda D ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; Biomass allocation; Climate change; Leaf turnover; Photosynthesis; Sorghastrum nutans; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 33749648130     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505611     Document Type: Article

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