Effect of species, root branching order and season on the root traits of 13 perennial grass species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 47-57

  Picon Cochard, Catherine ^a   Pilon, Ré ^a   Tarroux, Emilie ^a   Pagès, Loï ^b   Robertson, Jean ^c   Dawson, Lorna ^c  

^a French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

^b Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassland; Root architecture; Root morphology; Root respiration; Root trait syndromes

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOCULTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM;

EID: 84858336305     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-1007-4     Document Type: Article

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