Fractal analysis of the root architecture of Gliricidia sepium for the spatial prediction of root branching, size and mass: Model development and evaluation in agroforestry

Plant and Soil

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-179

  Ozier Lafontaine, Harry ^a   Lecompte, François ^a   Sillon, Jean François ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Alley cropping; Pipe model theory; Self similarity; Three dimensional root architecture model

Indexed keywords

GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM;

EID: 0032794779     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004461130561     Document Type: Article

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