Changes in the risk of fine-root mortality with age: A case study in Peach, Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-87

  Wells, Christina E ^a   Michael Glenn, D ^b   Eissenstat, David M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Minirhizotron; Peach; Prunus persica; Root age; Root demography; Root mortality; Rosaceae

Indexed keywords

AGE; FINE ROOT; MORTALITY;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0036189720     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.1.79     Document Type: Article

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