A modification of the ingrowth-core method to determine root production in fast growing tree species

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 613-614

  Lukac, Martin ^a   Godbold, Douglas L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ingrowth core; Populus; Root production

Indexed keywords

POPULUS;

EID: 0038748800     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200112)164:6<613::AID-JPLN613>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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