Growth response of Ficus benjamina to limited soil volume and soil dilution in a skeletal soil container study

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-62

  Loh, Felix C W ^a   Grabosky, Jason C ^b,d   Bassuk, Nina L ^c  

^a National Parks Board   (Singapore)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d 144 Environmental and Natural Resources Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Root restriction; Specific root length; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

FICUS BENJAMINA;

EID: 31944440390     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1618-8667-00023     Document Type: Article

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