Effect of mowing and fertilization on biomass and carbohydrate reserves of Molinia caerulea at two organizational levels

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-306

  Bartoš, Michael ^a,b   Janeček, Štěpán ^a   Klimešová, Jitka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apical dominance; Clonal multiplication; Defoliation; Resprouting; Shoot

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; APICAL DOMINANCE; CARBOHYDRATE; CLONAL GROWTH; DEFOLIATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; MEADOW; MOWING; RESPROUTING; SHOOT GROWTH; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

MOLINIA CAERULEA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 79957970117     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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