Seasonal development of loblolly pine lateral roots in response to stand density and fertilization

Plant and Soil

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-25

  Sword, M A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Lateral roots; Loblolly pine; Rhizotron; Root morphology; Stand density

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; LOBLOLLY PINE; RHIZOTRON; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; TREE DENSITY;

USA, LOUISIANA, RAPIDES PARISH;

EID: 0031961542     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004206211034     Document Type: Article

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