On the fractal dimensions of a root system

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-251

  Eshel, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dwarf tomato; Lycopersicum esculentum; Root architecture; Root system complexity

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; ROOT SYSTEM;

EID: 0031958886     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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