Understanding structural roots system of 5-year-old African plum tree (D. edulis) of seed and vegetative origins (G. Don) H. J. Lam

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 789-796

  Asaah, Ebenezar K ^a   Tchoundjeu, Z ^a   Wanduku, T N ^a   van Damme, P ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cuttings; Domestication; Marcots; Propagation; Root morphology; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

DOMESTICATION; MARCOTS; PROPAGATION; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

CUTTING; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

SEED;

DACRYODES EDULIS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 77956704186     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-010-0449-2     Document Type: Article

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