A novel grass hybrid to reduce flood generation in temperate regions

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  MacLeod, Christopher Kit J A ^a,b   Humphreys, Mike W ^c   Whalley, W Richard ^a   Turner, Lesley ^c   Binley, Andrew ^d   Watts, Chris W ^a   Skøt, Leif ^c   Joynes, Adrian ^a   Hawkins, Sarah ^c   King, Ian P ^c,e   O'Donovan, Sally ^c   Haygarth, Phil M ^d  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; FLOODING; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE;

FLOODS; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; WATER;

EID: 84877774392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01683     Document Type: Article

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