Root-shoot allometry of tropical forest trees determined in a large-scale aeroponic system

Annals of Botany

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-296

  Eshel, Amram ^a   Grünzweig, José M ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aeroponics; African mahogany; allometry; Ceiba pentandra; Khaya anthotheca; root shoot relationships; specific root length; wood density

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CARBON; CARBON FLUX; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SHRUB; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880278037     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs275     Document Type: Article

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