The effect of fluctuations of soil moisture on root development during the establishment phase of sweetpotato

Plant Production Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-139

  Pardales, J R ^a   Banoc, D M ^a   Yamauchi, A ^b   Iijima, M ^b   Celia, ^b   Esquibel, B ^a  

^a Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center   (Philippines)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deficient soil moisture; Excessive soil moisture; Normal soil moisture; Plant establishment period; Root development; Root system component; Sweetpotato

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033835121     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.3.134     Document Type: Article

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