Dynamics of soil exploration by fine roots down to a depth of 10 m throughout the entire rotation in Eucalyptus grandis plantations

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Laclau, Jean Paul ^a,b,c   da Silva, Eder A ^d   Rodrigues Lambais, George ^c   Bernoux, Martial ^a   le Maire, Guerric ^a   Stape, José L ^e   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^a,c   de Moraes Gonçalves, José L ^c   Jourdan, Christophe ^a   Nouvellon, Yann ^a,c  

^a UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Deep roots; Eucalyptus; Forest; Oxisol; Root density; Root front; Root growth; Tropical tree

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900825695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00243     Document Type: Article

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