Impacts of soil structure on crop growth

International Agrophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 97-109

  Rajkai, K ^a   Vegh K R ^a   Varallyay G ^a   Farkas, C S ^a  

^a Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Hungarian Academy of Sciences   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Crop growth; Root distribution; Simulation modelling; Soil structure parameters

Indexed keywords

CROP GROWTH; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; SOIL HYDROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL STRUCTURE; YIELD;

HUNGARY, HERCEGHALOM;

POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031408797     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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