Fine root dynamics of pedunculate oak and narrow-leaved ash in a mixed-hardwood plantation in clay soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-49

  Ponti, Francesca ^a   Minotta, Gianfranco ^b   Cantoni, Lucia ^a   Bagnaresi, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine root dynamics; Forest plantation; Minirhizotron; Narrow leaved ash; Pedunculate oak

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; FOREST SOIL; PLANTATION; ROOT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO VALLEY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS OXYPHYLLA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 1842709135     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020949.61458.76     Document Type: Article

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