Relationship between coarse root architecture and wind-firmness in sown and planted Pinus pinaster saplings

Alexandre Collin (1) , Antoine A. Danquechin Dorval (2) , Bernard Issenhuth (1) , Céline Meredieu (2) , Frederic F. Danjon (2)

1 UEFP - Unité Expérimentale Forêt Pierroton
2 BioGeCo - Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés

Architectural analysis of root system was performed in 10 paired toppled/undamaged Pinus pinaster saplings in a planted and a seeded plot 2 years after a storm. Variability of architecture is much higher in planted trees. Windthrow damage could not be attributed to a deficient root architecture.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Alexandre Collin, Antoine A. Danquechin Dorval, Bernard Issenhuth, Céline Meredieu, Frederic F. Danjon. Relationship between coarse root architecture and wind-firmness in sown and planted Pinus pinaster saplings. 8. Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR) 2012: "Roots to the Future", International Society of Root Research (ISRR). Kent, INT., Jun 2012, Dundee, United Kingdom. pp.35. ⟨hal-02746046⟩