Variation, co-ordination and compensation in root systems in relation to soil variability

Plant and Soil

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-66

  Robinson, David ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compensation; growth; heterogeneity; inflow; nutrient; roots; soil; variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030440853     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00011657     Document Type: Article

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