Plant phenology: A critical controller of soil resource acquisition

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1927-1937

  Nord, Eric A ^a   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global change; Nutrients; Phenology; Soil resources; Water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 66249141301     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp018     Document Type: Review

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