Responses of plant traits of four grasses from contrasting habitats to defoliation and N supply

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 245-258

  Gastal, F ^a   Dawson, L A ^b   Thornton, B ^b  

^a French Natl Inst Agr Res INRA   (France)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dactylis glomerata; Defoliation; Festuca arundinacea; Festuca rubra; Grass; Leaf growth; Lolium perenne; Morphology; Nitrogen; Root; Topology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEFOLIATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOLERANCE; TOPOLOGY;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA RUBRA; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 77958487279     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9352-x     Document Type: Article

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