Effect of mechanical constraint on nodal and seminal root system of maize plants;EFFET DE LA CONTRAINTE MECANIQUE SUR LE SYSTEME RACINAIRE NODAL ET SEMINAL DU MAIS

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Groleau Renaud, Virginie ^a   Plantureux, Sylvain ^a   Guckert, Armand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydroponic culture; Mechanical constraint; Root diameter; Root morphology; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MAIZE; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031950922     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(97)89627-8     Document Type: Article

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