Root growth dynamics of Deyeuxia angustifolia seedlings in response to water level

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-296

  Xie, Yonghong ^a   Luo, Wenbo ^a   Wang, Kelin ^a   Ren, Bo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Deyeuxia angustifolia; Phenotypic plasticity; Root growth strategy; Rooting depth; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; GROWTH; MARSH; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; TOLERANCE; WATER LEVEL;

DEYEUXIA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 46149118632     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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