Improved method for easy and rapid determination of root length of vegetables

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 471-478

  Murakami, Toshifumi ^a   Yamada, Kazuyoshi ^a   Yoshida, Seishi ^a  

^a National Agriculture and Food Research Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese cabbage; Lettuce; Line intersect; Root length

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA PEKINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0033033726     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1999.10409361     Document Type: Article

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