Mechanical impedance of root growth directly reduces leaf elongation rates of cereals

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 613-619

  Young, I M ^a   Montagu, K ^b   Conroy, J ^b   Bengough, A G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Horticulture   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cereals; Leaf elongation; Root shoot signalling; Soil compaction; Water stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031467170     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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