Structural and chemical differences between shoot- and root-derived roots of three perennial grasses in a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-217

  Kong, Deliang ^a,c   Wu, Huifang ^b   Wang, Meng ^a,c   Simmons, Matthew ^a   Lü, Xiaotao ^a,c   Yu, Qiang ^a,c   Han, Xingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Department of Horticulture   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Grass roots; Nitrogen and water addition; Root traits

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FINE ROOT; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT;

ACHNATHERUM; CLEISTOGENES SQUARROSA; POACEAE; STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 78049269423     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0467-2     Document Type: Article

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