Characteristics of root growth and water uptake from soil in upland rice and maize under water stress

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 721-732

  Kondo, Motohiko ^a,b   Murty, Maddala V R ^b   Aragones, Darryl V ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Maize; Nitrogen; Roots; Upland rice; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033816111     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2000.10409137     Document Type: Article

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