Root distributions of Australian herbaceous perennial legumes in response to phosphorus placement

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1091-1102

  Denton, Matthew D ^a,b   Sasse, Camille ^a   Tibbett, Mark ^a   Ryan, Megan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Kennedia prorepens; Lotus australis; Lucerne; Medicago sativa; Phosphatase

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; SURFACE SOIL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEGUME; NATIVE SPECIES; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURFACE;

CONCENTRATION; GROWTH; LEGUMES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; SOIL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

DESMODIUM; KENNEDIA PROREPENS; LOTUS AUSTRALIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33845408287     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP06176     Document Type: Article

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