Effects of soil mechanical impedance on root and shoot growth of Lolium perenne L., Agrostis capillaris and Trifolium repens L

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 301, 1996, Pages 1075-1084

  Cook, Amanda ^a,b,c   Marriott, C A ^b   Seel, W ^a   Mullins, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c The Sports Turf Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lolium perenne; Mechanical impedance; Roots; Shoots; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000593891     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.8.1075     Document Type: Article

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