Proximity, clump size and root distribution pattern in bamboo: A case study of Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd., Poaceae, in the Ultisols of Kerala, India

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-58

  Kumar, B Mohan ^a   Divakara, B N ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

32P uptake; Logarithmic spiral trench; Root architecture; Root competition; Root distribution; Rooting intensity; Tectona grandis; Vateria indica

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BAMBOS; POACEAE; TECTONA GRANDIS; VATERIA; VATERIA INDICA;

EID: 0038678047     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156915901753313605     Document Type: Article

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