A system of classification of woody perennials based on their root activity patterns

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-130

  Wahid, P A ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

32P soil injection method; Effective foraging space; Effective foraging volume; Root system

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; ROOT SYSTEM; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0033939526     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006309927504     Document Type: Article

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