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Root growth of Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Sprengel ssp. pauciflora on Mount Stirling, southeastern Australia
Northwest science., Vol.72(4), pp.274-282
1998
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/1206
Abstract
This present study was undertaken in order to further undertaken in order to further understand the role of root physiology of subalpine Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Sprengel ssp. pauciflora in relation to below-ground temperature in Victoria, Australia. Root growth of E. pauciflora was examined for 31 months (December 1992-June 1995) in a mature stand at an elevation of 1545 m with a southerly aspect on Mt. Stirling. Shoot growth was monitored from April 1994 to June 1995. It was found that root growth commenced in the spring at soil temperatures ltoreq 1.5degree C, under 550 mm of snow, at least one month before the onset of shoot growth and continued at least one in month longer than shoot growth during the autumn. A one-month period of root dormancy occurred in August. The seasonal variation in root numbers of E. pauciflora appeared to be related mainly to soil temperature and to a lesser extent to soil water content. Moreover, there appeared to be some periodicity in root growth which was independent of the external environment on Mt. Stirling
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- Title
- Root growth of Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Sprengel ssp. pauciflora on Mount Stirling, southeastern Australia
- Creators
- Reese Halter (Author)
- Publication Details
- Northwest science., Vol.72(4), pp.274-282
- Academic Unit
- Northwest Science
- Publisher
- WSU Press
- Identifiers
- 99900502314001842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article