Root growth plasticity of hybrid poplar in response to soil nutrient gradients

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 133-140

  Friend, Alexander L ^a   Mobley, Juanita A ^a   Ryan, Elizabeth A ^a   Bradshaw, H D ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; POPLAR; ROOTING; SOIL NUTRIENT;

PLASTICITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0033934975     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v10n01_15     Document Type: Article

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