The function of buttress roots: A comparative study of the anchorage systems of buttressed (Aglaia and Nephelium ramboutan species) and non-buttressed (Mallotus wrayi) tropical trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 314, 1997, Pages 1703-1716

  Crook, M J ^a,b   Ennos, A R ^a   Banks, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Buttresses; Root architecture; Root bending strength; Sinker roots; Tap roots

Indexed keywords

AGLAIA; MALLOTUS WRAYI; NEPHELIUM; NEPHELIUM RAMBOUTAN;

EID: 0030696227     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.9.1703     Document Type: Article

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