Seasonal variation of soluble carbohydrates and starch in Echinolaena inflexa, a native grass species from the Brazilian savanna, and in the invasive grass Melinis minutiflora;Variações sazonais de carboidratos solúveis e amido em Echinolaena inflexa, uma espécie nativa do cerrado, e na gramínea invasora Melinis minutiflora

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Souza, A ^a,b   Sandrin, C Z ^a,b   Calio M F A ^b   Meirelles, S T ^b   Pivello, V R ^b   Figueiredo Ribeiro, R C L ^a  

^a Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Cerrado; Starch; Sugars; Tropical grasses

Indexed keywords

ECHINOLAENA INFLEXA; MELINIS MINUTIFLORA; POACEAE;

EID: 77954187776     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842010000200023     Document Type: Article

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