Corn root length density and root diameter as affected by soil compaction and soil water content

IRRIGA

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-26

  Duruoha, Charles ^a   Piffer, Cassio Roberto ^b   Silva, Paulo Arbex ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Root growth; Soil compaction; Soil strenght; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPACTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; ROOT; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249882483     PISSN: 14137895     EISSN: 18083765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15809/irriga.2007v12n1p14-26     Document Type: Article

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