Patterns of variability in the diameter of lateral roots in the banana root system

New Phytologist

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 841-850

  Lecompte, François ^a   Pagès, Loïc ^a   Ozier Lafontaine, Harry ^b  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Branching; Compaction; Lateral root; Musa acuminata (banana); Root diameter; Root system architecture

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; FIELD SURVEY; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

MUSA ACUMINATA;

ARTICLE; BANANA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

HEAT; MUSA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SOIL;

EID: 25444457506     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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