Modeling soil-root water transport and competition for single and mixed crops

Plant and Soil

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-143

  Lafolie, F ^a   Bruckler, L ^a   Ozier Lafontaine, H ^a   Tournebize, R ^a   Mollier, A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Intercrops; Model; Roots; Soil root water potential; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

INTERCROPPING; MODELING; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; WATER;

EID: 0032825866     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004634102958     Document Type: Article

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