Soil injections of carbohydrates improve fine root growth of established urban trees

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Percival, Glynn C ^a   Fraser, Gillian A ^a   Barnes, Sally ^b  

^a Dept of Plant Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GROWTH; ROOT; SOIL NUTRIENT; URBAN AREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; BETULA PENDULA; HIPPOCASTANUM; PENDULA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 14044254065     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2004.9747404     Document Type: Article

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