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Underground and aboveground biomass and their ratios at flowering time in different natural stands of Typha angustata near Jaipur, India were studied in the field and experimentally over a period of eleven months (June to April). The underground biomass was 40–50% of the aboveground biomass in both natural and experimental conditions.
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Sharma, K.P., Pradhan, V.N. Study on growth and biomass of underground organs of Typha angustata Bory & Chaub. Hydrobiologia 99, 89–93 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015037
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