Influence of root resistivity on plant water uptake mechanism, part I: Numerical solution

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-79

  Levin, Anna ^a   Shaviv, Abraham ^a   Indelman, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Moving uptake front; Numerical solution; Root resistivity; Root water uptake

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

PLANT WATER EXTRACTION PROCESS; ROOT WATER UPTAKE; SOIL - ROOT CONDUCTIVITY RATIO;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NUMERICAL METHOD; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; ROOT; WATER FLOW; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 34548029989     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-006-9084-1     Document Type: Article

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