The effects of progressive root removal prior to planting on shoot and root growth of betula pendula roth

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-313

  Bellett Travers, D Marcus ^a   Higgs, David E B ^b   Ireland, Clive R ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH; ROOT; WATER UPTAKE;

BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA;

EID: 4644275013     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2004.9747389     Document Type: Article

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