Root penetration through a high bulk density soil layer: Differential response of a crop and weed species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 307, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 179-190

  Place, George ^a   Bowman, Daniel ^a   Burton, Michael ^a   Rufty, Thomas ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N acquisition; Below ground competition; Hard pan; Plant competition; Root mechanical impedance; Root plasticity

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PENETRATION; ROOTING; SOIL COLUMN; SOYBEAN; WEED;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS PALMERI; GLYCINE MAX; SENNA; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 43349090126     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9594-4     Document Type: Article

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