Delayed soil thawing affects root and shoot functioning and growth in Scots pine

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1583-1591

  Repo, Tapani ^a   Lehto, Tarja ^b   Finér, Leena ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomass; Electrical impedance; Minirhizotron imaging; Phenology; REL; Root morphology; Sap flow; Soil frost

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROST; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMAGING METHOD; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SAP FLOW; SHOOT GROWTH; THAWING;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 54949091225     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.10.1583     Document Type: Article

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