Soil particle heterogeneity affects the growth of a rhizomatous wetland plant.

Soil is commonly composed of particles of different sizes, and soil particle size may greatly affect the growth of plants because it affects soil physical and chemical properties. However, no study has tested the effects of soil particle heterogeneity on the growth of clonal plants. We conducted a g...

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Main Authors: Lin Huang, Bi-Cheng Dong, Wei Xue, Yi-Ke Peng, Ming-Xiang Zhang, Fei-Hai Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3728365?pdf=render