Variation of wood strength in tree roots

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 298, 1996, Pages 693-699

  Stokes, A ^a,b   Mattheck, C ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Forces; Stability; Stress; Wind

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0002009927     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.5.693     Document Type: Article

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