Carbohydrate transfer through root grafts to support shaded trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1019-1023

  Fraser, Erin C ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Forest ecology; Lodgepole pine; Pinus contorta; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHADING; TREE;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 33747861414     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.8.1019     Document Type: Article

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