Oxygen transport to plant roots: Modeling for physical understanding of soil aeration

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-31

  Cook, F J ^a   Knight, J H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DIFFUSION; OXYGEN; POROSITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

SOIL AERATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AERATION; MODELING; OXYGEN; ROOT; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037245130     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.2000     Document Type: Article

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