Root development of young loblolly pine in Spodosols in southeast Georgia

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 596-604

  Adegbidi, H G ^a   Comerford, N B ^b   Jokela, E J ^c   Barros, N F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

ROOTS; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

FORESTRY; ROOT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPODOSOL;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1542291022     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.5960     Document Type: Article

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