Structural root growth of young Veronese poplars on erodible slopes in the southern North Island, New Zealand

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-86

  McIvor, I R ^a   Douglas, G B ^b   Hurst, S E ^a   Hussain, Z ^c   Foote, A G ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hill country; Root development; Silvopastoral; Soil conservation; Soil stability

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; PASTURE; ROOT; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL EROSION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 36749044251     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9090-5     Document Type: Article

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