Open AccessRoot System Architecture of Quercus pubescens Trees Growing on Different Sloping Conditions
Author(s) -
Antonino Di Iorio,
Bruno Lasserre,
Gabriella Stefania Scippa,
Donato Chiatante
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mci033
Subject(s) - taproot , biology , root system , lateral root , root (linguistics) , botany , woody plant , horticulture , arabidopsis , linguistics , philosophy , biochemistry , mutant , gene
Plant roots' growth direction has important implications for plant development and survival; moreover it plays an effective and vital role in stabilizing weathered soil on a steep slope. The aim of this work was to assess the influence of slope on the architecture of woody root systems.
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