Anatomical characteristics of roots of citrus rootstocks that vary in specific root length

New Phytologist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 309-321

  Eissenstat, D M ^a   Achor, D S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Exodermis; Hypodermis; Passage cells; Root anatomy; Root diameter; Specific root length (SRL)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032933105     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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