Instrumental methods for studies of structure and function of root systems of large trees

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 387, 2003, Pages 1511-1521

  Nadezhdina, Nadezhda ^a   Čermák, Jan ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air spade excavation; Electric conductance; Ground penetrating radar; Radial flow pattern; Sap flow

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CONCRETES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ROOT SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TREE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; RADAR; TREES; WATER;

ASPHALT; CONCRETE; MOISTURE; RESISTIVITY; ROOTS; SOIL; TREES; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0038727256     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg154     Document Type: Review

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