A large ephemeral release of nitrogen upon wetting of dry soil and corresponding root responses in the field

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-299

  Cui, Muyi ^a   Caldwell, Martyn M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agropyron desertorum; Mycorrhizae; Nutrient release by rain; Root growth; Root nutrient uptake kinetics; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ROOT GROWTH; SOIL NUTRIENT;

USA, GREAT BASIN;

EID: 0030843503     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004290705961     Document Type: Article

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