The traction effect of lateral roots of Pinus yunnanensis on soil reinforcement: A direct in situ test

Plant and Soil

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-86

  Zhou, Yue ^a,b   Watts, David ^a   Cheng, Xiaoping ^a   Li, Yuhui ^c   Luo, Huasong ^c   Xiu, Qian ^c  

^a Yunnan Institute of Geography   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Yunnan Education College   (China)

Author keywords

Lateral roots; Pine forest; Soil reinforcement

Indexed keywords

PINUS YUNNANENSIS;

EID: 0031008729     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004263205165     Document Type: Article

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