Drought-induced changes in soil contact and hydraulic conductivity for roots of Opuntia ficus-indica with and without rhizosheaths

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-258

  North, Gretchen B ^a   Nobel, Park S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Root shrinkage; Root soil air gap; Root soil interface; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RHIZOSHEATH; ROOT-SOIL CONTACT; ROOT/SOIL CONTACT; SOIL WATER; WATER MOVEMENT;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 0030821177     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004213728734     Document Type: Article

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