Root recolonization of previous root channels in corn and alfalfa rotations

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-212

  Rasse, Daniel P ^a   Smucker, Alvin J M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; RECOLONIZATION; ROOT COLONIZATION;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032455422     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004343122448     Document Type: Article

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