Pine root structure and its potential significance for root function

Plant and Soil

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 205-213

  Peterson, Carol A ^a   Enstone, Daryl E ^a   Taylor, Jeff H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Cork; Metacutis; Passage cells; Pinus

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM;

PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0033400787     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004668522795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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