The effect of soil strength on the yield of wheat

Plant and Soil

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 237-247

  Whalley, W Richard ^a   Watts, Chris W ^a   Gregory, Andrew S ^a   Mooney, Sacha J ^b   Clark, Lawrence J ^a   Whitmore, Andrew P ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon discrimination; Plant growth; Soil strength; Soil structure; Soil water status; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL; SOIL STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 41949109168     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9577-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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