Year: 2020
Type: peer-review
Abstract: The article presents the results of a seasonal drought manipulation experiment in Swiss grasses (six species) carried out in the growing seasons of 2014 and 2015.Specifically, results from three different rainfall exclusion strategies are presented: spring, summer, and fall rainfall exclusion subdivided in periods of 10 weeks each, as grass is harvested 6 times per year resulting in 6 growth periods.Nutrients were added to control and experimental plots.Beyond aboveground biomass harvest, root biomass, soil water potential, and meteorological conditions were also measured.The results show
Source: Biogeosciences
Author: Claudia Hahn
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,628
OpenAlex ID: W3141638540