Root characteristics of C 4 grasses limit reliance on deep soil water in tallgrass prairie

Plant and Soil

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 385-394

  Nippert, Jesse B ^a   Wieme, Rachel A ^a   Ocheltree, Troy W ^a   Craine, Joseph M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; C 4 grass; Mesic grassland; Root biomass; Theoretical hydraulic conductivity; Total root length

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PRAIRIE; ROOT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER UPTAKE;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; POACEAE;

EID: 84861595255     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-1112-4     Document Type: Article

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