The Supporting Roots of Trees and Woody Plants: Form, Function and Physiology

This publication comprises the proceedings of the first International Conference devoted to the structural roots of trees and woody plants. 'The Supporting Roots - Structure and Function,' 20-24 July 1998, Bordeaux, France. The meeting was held under the

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Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences VOLUME 87

The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.

The Supporting Roots of Trees and Woody Plants: Form, Function and Physiology Edited by A. STOKES

Laboratoire de Rheologie du Bois de Bordeaux BP10 Domaine de ['Hermitage 33610 Cestas Gazinet France

Partly reprinted from Plant and Soil, Volume 217, No. 112 (1999)

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The supportlng roots of trees and woody plants : form, functlon, and physlo10gy I edlted by Alexla Stokes. p. cm. -- (Developments In plant and solI sclences ; v. 87) ISBN 978-90-481-5318-3 ISBN 978-94-017-3469-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-3469-1

1. Trees--Roots. II.

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QK644.S86

2. Woody plants--Roots.

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Stokes, Alexla.

1999

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Contents Preface

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ANCHORAGE AND BIOMECHANICS * 1. The development of symmetry, rigidity and anchorage in the structural root system of conifers M.P. Coutts, C.C.N. Nielsen and B.C. Nicoll

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*2. Strain distribution during anchorage failure of Pinus pinaster Ait. at different ages and tree growth response to wind-induced root movement A. Stokes

*3. Root deformation in plantations of container-grown Scots pine trees: effects on root growth, tree stability and stem straightness A. Lindstrom and G. Rune

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*4. Root strength, growth, and rates of decay: root reinforcement changes of two tree species and their contribution to slope stability A. Watson, C. Phillips and M. Marden

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5. A study on the adaptability mechanism of tree roots on steep slopes M.B. Shrestha, M. Horiuchi, Y. Yamadera and T. Miyazaki

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STRUCTURAL ROOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IN FOREST TREES *6. Structural root architecture of 5-year-old Pinus pinaster measured by 3D digiti sing and analysed with AMAPmod F. Danjon, D. Bert, C. Godin and P. Trichet 7. Genetics of root architecture in l-year-old Pinus pinaster measured with the WinRHIZO image analysis system: preliminary results F. Danjon, D. Pot, A. Raffin and F. Courdier

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*8. Root architecture, early development and basal sweep in containerized and bare-rooted Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) E. Sundstrom and Michael Keane *9. The effect of cultivation technique on root and shoot biomass production by young Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) trees on surface water gley soils IM. Wills, E. Sundstrom, J.J. Gardiner and M. Keane *10. Influence of cultivation method on root grafting in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) T. Ku