Root morphological characteristics of Lespedeza davurica (L.) intercropped with Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng under water stress and P application conditions

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1857-1864

  Xu, Bing Cheng ^a,b   Niu, Fu Rong ^a   Duan, Dong ping ^a   Xu, Wei Zhou ^a   Huang, Jin ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOCHLOA ISCHAEMUM; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA DAURICA;

EID: 84871527577     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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