Vitality of tree fine roots: Reevaluation of the tetrazolium test

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Ruf, Markus ^a   Brunner, Ivano ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial respiration chain activity; Norway spruce; Stress factors; Toxic metals; TTC test

Indexed keywords

FINE ROOT;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0037368947     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.4.257     Document Type: Article

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