Mechanisms of central die-back of Reynoutria japonica in the volcanic desert on Mt. Fuji. A stochastic model analysis of rhizome growth

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-179

  Adachi, Naoki ^a,c   Terashima, Ichiro ^b   Takahashi, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Below ground morphology; branching angle; central die back; clonal plant; computer simulation; Japanese knotweed; Reynoutria japonica Houttuyn; rhizome growth pattern

Indexed keywords

JAPONICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM; REYNOUTRIA; REYNOUTRIA JAPONICA;

EID: 0029802937     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0110     Document Type: Article

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