Role of roots in winter water relations of Engelmann spruce saplings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 893-898

  Boyce, Richard L ^a   Lucero, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Conifers; Picea engelmannii; Rocky Mountains; Root excision; Roots; Sapwood; Snow cover; Water balance; Water uptake; Winter damage

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0033231902     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.13.893     Document Type: Article

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