A root-shoot interaction hypothesis for high productivity of field crops

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 1079-1084

  Osaki, Mitsuru ^a   Shinano, Takuro ^a   Matsumoto, Mina ^a   Zheng, Taigen ^a   Tadano, Toshiaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High productivity; Node unit; Root shoot interaction; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HELIANTHUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031403787     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1997.11863721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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