Coarse root growth of Veronese poplar trees varies with position on an erodible slope in New Zealand

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 251-264

  McIvor, I R ^a   Douglas, G B ^b   Benavides, R ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hill country, poplar; Root development; Slope; Soil conservation; Soil stability

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ERODIBILITY; FRAGIPAN; GROWING SEASON; HILLSLOPE; ROOT SYSTEM; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 67349165831     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9209-y     Document Type: Article

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