The increase in anchorage with tree size of the tropical tap rooted tree Mallotus wrayi, King (Euphorbiaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Crook, M J ^a,b   Ennos, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Functional development; Isometric growth; Mallotus wrayi; Root systems; Scaling; Tap roots; Windthrow

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; ROOT; TREE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MALLOTUS WRAYI;

EID: 0031711983     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0678     Document Type: Article

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