The effects of clonal integration on morphological plasticity and placement of daughter ramets in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 547-554

  Zhang, Xian Qiang ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Welham, Clive V J ^b   Liu, Cheng Cheng ^a   Li, Da Ning ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Wang, Ren Qing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonal integration; Morphological plasticity; Robinia pseudoacacia; Selective placement; Soil resources

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLONAL GROWTH; DECIDUOUS TREE; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICITY; RAMET; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 33748689914     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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