Allometry of root branching and its relationship to root morphological and functional traits in three range grasses

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5581-5594

  Arredondo, J Tulio ^a   Johnson, Douglas A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluebunch wheatgrass; cheatgrass; crested wheatgrass; exploitation efficiency; exploitation potential; root allometry; root morphology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE;

PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE;

EID: 82255186210     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err240     Document Type: Article

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