Water use and root length density of Cuphea spp. influenced by row spacing and sowing date

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1475-1480

  Sharratt, Brenton S ^a   Gesch, Russ W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY (WUE);

AGRICULTURE;

CUPHEA; CUPHEA LANCEOLATA; CUPHEA VISCOSISSIMA; LANCEOLATA;

EID: 4544339319     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1475     Document Type: Article

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