Dynamic distribution characters of herbaceous vegetation root systems in abandoned grasslands of Loess Plateau

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 849-853

  Li, Peng ^a,b   Li, Zhanbin ^a,b,c   Tantai, Zhan ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

Abandoned land; Loess Plateau; Root biomass; Root distinction coefficient; Root index; Soil auger

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BIOMASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 22444434245     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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