The Joensuu dasotrons: A new facility for studying shoot, root, and soil processes

Plant and Soil

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-149

  Finer L ^a   Aphalo, P ^b   Kettunen, U ^a   Leinonen, I ^b   Mannerkoski, H ^b   Ohman J ^c   Repo, T ^b   Ryyppo A ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Arctest Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Controlled environment; Phytotron; Rhizotron; Tree root

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GROWTH RESPONSE; TREE;

EID: 0035004558     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010344915714     Document Type: Article

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