Roots in soil: Unearthing the complexities of roots and their rhizospheres

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 695-718

  McCully, Margaret E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine roots; Rhizosheaths; Root apices; Root system function; Root microbial interactions

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033507531     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.695     Document Type: Article

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