Root systems of woody plants

Frederic F. Danjon (1) , Alexia Stokes (2) , Mark Ronald M. R. Bakker (3)

1 BioGeCo - Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés
2 UMR AMAP - BotAnique et BioinforMatique de l'Architecture des Plantes
3 TCEM - Transfert Sol-Plante et Cycle des Eléments Minéraux dans les Ecosystèmes Cultivés

Woody plants are dominant species covering a large proportion of the natural terrestrial biome; trees and shrubs are used intensively as crops in orchards, vineyards, and plantation forests. Globally, forest covers 31% of the earth’s land surface and tree root systems account for nearly 20% of forest biomass (FAO 2010).

Mots clés: Root system; Woody plants; Biomass allocation; Carbon content

Mots clés: Fine roots; Anchorage mechanics

Domaines: Milieux et Changements globaux

Frederic F. Danjon, Alexia Stokes, Mark Ronald M. R. Bakker. Root systems of woody plants. Plant Roots : The Hidden Half, 4. ed., CRC Press, pp.848, 2013, 9781439846483. ⟨hal-02806500⟩