Drought effect on teak tree (Tectona grandis) roots on carbon inputs and water uptake in a deep soil of northern Laos

Jean-Luc Maeght (1) , Thierry Henry Des Tureaux (1) , O. Sengtaheuanghoung , Alexia Stokes (2) , O. Ribolzi , Alain Pierret (3)

1 IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
2 UMR AMAP - Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations
3 Bioemco - Biogéochimie et écologie des milieux continentaux

Fine deep roots are organs of foremost functional importance and bring about evidence that teak tree extracts deep water during critically dry periods. The presence of measurable amounts of deep fine roots should be taken into account when quantifying long-term carbon storage.

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie

Jean-Luc Maeght, Thierry Henry Des Tureaux, O. Sengtaheuanghoung, Alexia Stokes, O. Ribolzi, et al.. Drought effect on teak tree (Tectona grandis) roots on carbon inputs and water uptake in a deep soil of northern Laos. 8th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, Oct 2012, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-01267860⟩