Types, structure and potential for axial water flow in the deepest roots of field-grown cereals

New Phytologist

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-146

  Watt, Michelle ^a   Magee, Linda J ^a   McCully, Margaret E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cereal; Deep soil; Field; Genetics; Microscopy; Roots; Water flow; Xylem

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CEREAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER FLOW; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; SOIL; XYLEM;

PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER; XYLEM;

HORDEUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40349091344     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02358.x     Document Type: Article

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