Root development and competitive ability of the invasive species Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake in the South Florida flatwoods

Plant and Soil

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 239-247

  Lopez Zamora, I ^a   Comerford, N B ^a   Muchovej, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon; bahiagrass; root density; root length density; Sr uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANDROPOGON; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 8744258699     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000047737.10943.1d     Document Type: Article

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