Estimating coarse root biomass with ground penetrating radar in a tree-based intercropping system

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 657-669

  Borden, Kira A ^a   Isaac, Marney E ^a   Thevathasan, Naresh V ^b   Gordon, Andrew M ^b   Thomas, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belowground biomass; Carbon storage; Geo imaging; Root detection; Temperate agroforestry; Tree root system; Volatile carbon

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS NIGRA; PICEA ABIES; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; QUERCUS RUBRA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 84905575873     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-014-9722-5     Document Type: Article

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