ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
absorbing roots
;
Norway spruce
;
soil conditions
;
specific root surface area
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract The root systems of all plants adapt to soil conditions. One of the ways Norway spruce adapts is a regulation of absorbing root surface area, which can be viewed as an ecomorphological index of soil conditions. Minimal specific root surface area of absorbing roots of Norway spruce (28–29 m2kg−1) responds to optimal soil conditions. This was achieved at a soil bulk density of about 1.2 gcm−3.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02370415
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