Ecophysiological and Growth-Related Traits of Two Geophytes Three Years after the Fire Event in Grassland Steppe
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Site Description
4.2. Sampling Procedure
4.3. Determination of Leaf-Level Ecophysiological Traits
4.4. Determination of Growth Parameters
4.5. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Popović, Z.; Vidaković, V. Ecophysiological and Growth-Related Traits of Two Geophytes Three Years after the Fire Event in Grassland Steppe. Plants 2022, 11, 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060734
Popović Z, Vidaković V. Ecophysiological and Growth-Related Traits of Two Geophytes Three Years after the Fire Event in Grassland Steppe. Plants. 2022; 11(6):734. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060734
Chicago/Turabian StylePopović, Zorica, and Vera Vidaković. 2022. "Ecophysiological and Growth-Related Traits of Two Geophytes Three Years after the Fire Event in Grassland Steppe" Plants 11, no. 6: 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060734