Linking root morphology, longevity and function to root branch order: A case study in three shrubs

Plant and Soil

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-208

  Huang, Gang ^a,b   Zhao, Xue yong ^b   Zhao, Ha lin ^b   Huang, Ying xin ^b   Zuo, Xiao an ^b  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Minirhizotron; Nitrogen concentration; Root biomass; Root diameter; Vascular tissues

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DIAMETER; LONGEVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; ROOT SYSTEM; SANDY SOIL; SHRUB; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; XYLEM;

CHINA; HORQIN DESERT;

EID: 78049272228     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0466-3     Document Type: Article

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