Dynamics of root growth in spring wheat mulched with plastic film

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1682-1688

  Niu, J Y ^a   Gan, Y T ^b   Huang, G B ^a  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

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TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4444379038     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.1682     Document Type: Article

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