Root responses of Quercus ilex L. seedlings to drought and fire

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 198-208

  Chiatante, D ^a   Di Iorio, A ^b   Scippa, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drought; Fire; Quercus ilex; Root system; Seedlings

Indexed keywords

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 25844501911     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500160591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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