Competition strategies of resources between Stipa grandis and Cleistogenes squarrosa. I. Morphological response of shoot and root on sulfur supply

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-45

  Wang, Yan Fen ^a   Wang, Shi Ping ^a   Xing, Xue Rong ^a   Chen, Zuo Zhong ^a   Schnug, Ewald ^b   Haneklaus, Silvia ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleistogenes squarrosa; Competition; Morphology; Stipa grandis; Sulfur (S) and other all nutrients application

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ROOT; SULFUR;

CLEISTOGENES SQUARROSA; STIPA; STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 4444376319     PISSN: 16726650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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