A note on the root development in dry tropical naturally revegetated coalmine spoils |
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Authors: | Ashok Kumar Jha |
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Institution: | (1) Ecosystems Analysis Laboratory, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, 221005 Varanasi, India |
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Abstract: | Root biomass distribution on an age series of naturally revegetated coalmine spoils in a dry tropical environment is described. 65 to 85% of the total root biomass was observed in the upper 0–15 cm of spoil depth. Highest (724 g m-2) and lowest (186 g m-2) values of root biomass were found on 12-yr old protected flat surfaces and 5-yr old grazed undulating sites, respectively. There is an increase in root biomass with increase in age of coalmine spoil. |
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Keywords: | Root biomass Spoil depth |
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