The application of functional growth analysis in annual range plants
The functional growth analysis was applied in height data of mixed- and pure-stands of the annual legumes Trifolium purpureum Loisel. and T. angustifolium L. recorded from repeated measurements. Specifically, the non-linear and dynamic functional model of Brain was fitted, and the biological meaning of its parameters was detected. Comparisons between the mean values of the parameters were made in order to draw conclusions concerning the type of interference that appeared in the above stands under combined treatments of irrigation and clipping.
Department of Range Science and Wildlife – Freshwater Fisheries, 540 06 Thessaloniki, Greece
Keywords:Height growth rhythm, possible maximum growth, time between changes, interference, annual legumes
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Book:RANGE SCIENCE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY - Proceedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Ioannina, 4-6 October 2000 (Edited by: Thomas G. Papachristou & Olympia Dini)
