Soil strength and water content influences on corn root distribution in a sandy soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-247

  Laboski, C A M ^a   Dowdy, R H ^a   Allmaras, R R ^a   Lamb, J A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Cone penetrometer; Corn (Zea mays L.); Soil strength; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031732053     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004391104778     Document Type: Article

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