Ecological characteristics of Alhagi sparsifolia Shap. seedling roots under different irrigation treatments

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 196-203

  Zeng, Fan jiang ^a,b   Lu, Yan ^a,b   Guo, Hai feng ^a,b   Liu, Bo ^a,b   Zeng, Jie ^a,b   Zhang, Li Gang ^a,b  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert Grassland Ecosystems   (China)

Author keywords

Alhagi sparsifolia Shap.; root morphology; root shoot ratio; seedling roots; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

GROWING SEASON; GROWTH CURVE; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA;

EID: 84861123572     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413612030083     Document Type: Article

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