Phosphorus reserves increase grass regrowth after defoliation

Oecologia

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 717-724

  Oyarzabal, Mariano ^a   Oesterheld, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Luxury consumption; Mineral nutrition; Storage; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; GRASS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; REGROWTH;

ADAPTATION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARGENTINA; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

SPOROBOLUS INDICUS;

EID: 62149103373     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1263-z     Document Type: Article

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