Orange tree fibrous root length distribution in space and time

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Morgan, Kelly T ^a   Obreza, T A ^a   Scholberg, J M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Entisols

Indexed keywords

CITRONCIRUS WEBBERI; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS SINENSIS X PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA; CITRUS X PARADISI; PONCIRUS; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA; SWINGLE CITRUMELO;

EID: 34047224345     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.132.2.262     Document Type: Article

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