Soil structure and plant growth: Impact of bulk density and biopores

Plant and Soil

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 151-162

  Stirzaker, R J ^a   Passioura, J B ^a   Wilms, Y ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Box 9001   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biopores; compaction; root growth; root signals; root soil contact

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; FABACEAE; HORDEUM VULGARE; POACEAE;

BARLEY; BIOPORE; BULK DENSITY; LUCERNE; PEA; RYEGRASS;

EID: 0030299193     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02257571     Document Type: Article

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