The effect of mechanical stimulation on root and shoot development of young containerised Quercus robur and Robinia pseudoacacia trees

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1213-1228

  Reubens, Bert ^a   Pannemans, Barbara ^a   Danjon, Frédéric ^b   de Proft, Maurice ^a   de Baets, Sarah ^a   de Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a   Poesen, Jean ^a   Muys, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Quercus robur L.; Robinia pseudoacacia L.; Root system architecture; Thigmomorphogenesis (TM)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; BLACK LOCUST; CONIFEROUS TREES; DECIDUOUS TREES; ENGLISH OAK; EPIDERMAL CELLS; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; FIRST ORDER; GROWTH RESPONSE; KNOW-HOW; MECHANICAL PERTURBATIONS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PULL-OUT; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; QUERCUS ROBUR L.; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA L.; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE; SECOND ORDERS; SHOOT DEVELOPMENT; SHOOT ELONGATION; SMALL CONTAINERS; SOIL CONDITIONS; STOMATAL DENSITY; THIGMOMORPHOGENESIS (TM); WOODY SPECIES; YOUNG TREES;

BIOMASS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CROPS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; STRESSES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONIFERALES; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 70449523442     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0360-x     Document Type: Article

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