Effects of irrigation and coppicing on above-ground growth, physiology, and fine-root dynamics of two field-grown hybrid poplar clones

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 163-174

  Dickmann, Donald I ^a   Nguyen, Phu V ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine root; Growth; Minirhizotron; Photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

POPULUS SPP.; POPULUS × EURAMERICANA; POPULUS TRISTIS × BALSAMIFERA;

COPPICING; FINE ROOT; IRRIGATION; POPLAR; ROOT GROWTH;

USA, MICHIGAN, EAST LANSING;

EID: 0030059322     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03611-3     Document Type: Article

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