A wheat genotype developed for rapid leaf growth copes well with the physical and biological constraints of unploughed soil

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 695-706

  Watt, Michelle ^a   Kirkegaard, John A ^a   Rebetzke, Gregory J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct drill; Genetic variation; Rhizosphere; Root; Sustainable agriculture; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; GENES; SOILS;

DIRECT-DRILL; GENETIC VARIATION; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; GENES; PARTICLES; RHIZOSPHERES; SAND; SOIL;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 24744463586     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP05026     Document Type: Article

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