CO2 exchange of the above-ground and below-ground components of Kleingrass (<i>Panicum coloratum</i> L.) during drought in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

TitleCO2 exchange of the above-ground and below-ground components of Kleingrass (Panicum coloratum L.) during drought in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication1985
AuthorsSisson W.B.
Conference NameProceedings of the XV International Grassland Congress
Pagination336-338
Date Published1985
Conference LocationKyoto, Japan
Keywordscarbon balance, desert, drought, photosynthesis, root respiration
Abstract

The effect a 52 day drought had on the die! whole-plant carbon balance of kleingrass (Panicum coloratum L.) growing in the northern Chihuahuan desert was determined. Whole-plant C02 inputs (photosynthesis) and outputs (belowground and aboveground respiration) were measured on day 52 of the drought (June 23, 1981) and 2 days following 1.12 cm of precipitation that occurred on June 24, 1981.
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