A comparison of fine root distribution and water consumption of mature Caragana korshinkii Kom grown in two soils in a semiarid region, China

Plant and Soil

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 149-161

  Cheng, Xiangrong ^a,b,c   Huang, Mingbin ^a,b   Shao, Mingan ^a,b   Warrington, D N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa); Plant available water (PAW); Soil type

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERTIFICATION; EROSION CONTROL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FINE ROOT; GROWING SEASON; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SILTY LOAM; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TYPE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE;

CARAGANA;

EID: 58149396711     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9739-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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