How tree roots gather oxygen from soil for energy supply by respiration

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 824-827

  Frick, Hans Joachim ^a   Woermann, Dietrich ^a   Grosse, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Graham's Law of Diffusion; Oxygen Supply; Root Aeration; Soil Gas Root Interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031408723     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-11-1216     Document Type: Article

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