Effects of groundwater table on growth characteristics of Alhagi sparsifolia Shap. seedlings

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-242

  Liu, Bo ^a,b,c   Zeng, Fan Jiang ^a,c   Guo, Hai Feng ^a,b,c   Zeng, Jie ^a,b,c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Cele National Station of Observation   (China)

Author keywords

Alhagi sparsifolia Shap. seedlings; Groundwater table; Root biomass; Root surface area; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH RESPONSE; OASIS; PLANT; ROOT; SEEDLING; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA;

EID: 63649104821     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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