Simulating root growth dynamics

Environmental Software

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Adiku, S G K ^a   Braddock, R D ^a   Rose, C W ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental factor; Root growth; Simulation; Soil water

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM SIMULATOR (APSIM);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GROWTH LIMITATION; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT MASS; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0030321999     PISSN: 02669838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-9838(96)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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