Morphology, biomass and nutrient status of fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) as influenced by seasonal fluctuations in soil moisture and soil solution chemistry

Plant and Soil

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 233-247

  Vanguelova, E I ^a   Nortcliff, S ^a   Moffat, A J ^b   Kennedy, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Fine roots; Pinus sylvestris; Podzol; Seasonality; Soil acidification; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MOISTURE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 21044433638     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-1523-6     Document Type: Article

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