Assessment of root system dynamics of species grown in mixtures under field conditions using herbicide injection and 15N natural abundance methods: A case study with pea, barley and mustard

Plant and Soil

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 177-192

  Corre Hellou, Guénaëlle ^a   Crozat, Yves ^a  

^a Ecole Superieure d'Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; Natural 15N abundance; Root biomass; Rooting depth penetration

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DEPTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING;

BRASSICA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 28344443810     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-4275-z     Document Type: Article

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