Fine root demography in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-291

  Goins, Gregory D ^a,b   Russelle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

alfalfa; Medicago sativa L.; minirhizotron; root decomposition; root production; root turnover

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; FABACEAE;

ALFALFA; FINE ROOT; ROOT TURNOVER;

USA, MINNESOTA;

EID: 0030299202     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02257534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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