Rice and Phragmites: Effects of organic acids on growth, root permeability, and radial oxygen loss to the rhizosphere

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1359-1370

  Armstrong, Jean ^a   Armstrong, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lignification; Organic acids; Phragmites; Phytotoxins; Radial oxygen loss; Rhizosphere; Rice; Root permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001427447     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558443     Document Type: Article

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