Effect Of Root Pruning at Time Of Planting on Subsequent Root Development Of Two Species Of Eucalyptus

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Fig. 1.
Root system of E. polyanthemos showing extensive root curl.

Table 1.

Effect of root pruning treatments 2½ years after planting on root development.

Treatment	Root curl No. horizontal No. vertical Vert/horiz
		roots	roots	root ratio
**E. mannifera subsp. maculosa**
Control	1,6a^*	11,2a	1,8a	0.16a
Teased	1.8a	7.8b	1.5a	0.19a
Bot. removed	2.8b	9.1ab	3.5b	0.38b
Bot. removed/sliced	2.8b	6.1b	3.4b	0.55b
*E. polyanthemos*
Control	1.8a^*	7.7a	2.4a	0.31a
Teased	1,8a	8.4a	3.4b	0.40a
Bot. removed	1.9a	5.5a	4.8bc	0.87b
Bot. removed/sliced	2.7b	5.5a	6.1c	1.11b

↵* Mean separation in columns by Duncan’s multiple range test, 5% level. Values are an average of 10 observations. Details on the root curl rating and the horizontal/vertical root classification are given in the materials and methods section.