The water relations of the root-soil interface

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-208

  Stirzaker, R J ^a   Passioura, J B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic resistance; Hydrostatic pressure; Osmotic pressure; Root water uptake; Water transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030019189     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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