The sensitivity of shoot growth of corn to the least limiting water range of soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 322-329

  Da Silva, Alvaro Pires ^a   Kay, B D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corn; Least limiting water range; Shoot growth rate; Soil structural quality; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030450781     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00010461     Document Type: Article

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