Changes with age in the spatial distribution of roots of Eucalyptus clone in Congo impact on water and nutrient uptake

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 43-57

  Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^a   Laclau, Jean Paul ^a   Arnaud, Michel ^a   M'Bou, Armel Thongo ^b   Saint André, Laurent ^a   Jourdan, Christophe ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CIRAD Tera TA 60/15 ^*  (Congo)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Hydrological models; Root distribution; Root intersect counting; Root system; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; NUTRITION; SOILS;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

FORESTRY;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; ROOT SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER UPTAKE;

CONGO;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0036841079     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00460-7     Document Type: Article

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