Consequence of ramet defoliation on plant clonal propagation and biomass allocation: Example of five rhizomatous grassland species

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Esmaeili, Majid Mohammad ^a   Bonis, Anne ^a   Bouzillé, Jan Bernard ^a   Mony, Cendrine ^a   Benot, Marie Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Clipping; Compensatory growth; Performance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLIPPING; COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYTOMASS; RHIZOME; TOLERANCE;

CAREX DIVISA; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PALUSTRIS; ELYMUS REPENS; JUNCUS ARTICULATUS; JUNCUS GERARDII;

EID: 58149196303     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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