Soil penetration resistance and tree root development

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Sinnett, D ^a   Morgan, G ^a   Williams, M ^a   Hutchings, T R ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Penetration resistance; Restored soils; Soil compaction; Tree root development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPACTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; PENETRATION; ROOTING; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALNUS; LARIX; PSEUDOLARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 50249181188     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2008.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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