Seasonal patterns in depth of water uptake under contrasting annual and perennial systems in the Corn Belt Region of the Midwestern U.S.

Plant and Soil

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 69-92

  Asbjornsen, H ^a   Shepherd, G ^b   Helmers, M ^c   Mora, G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bennett Agricultural Research Corp   (United States)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth of water uptake; Grasslands; Prairie; Stable isotopes; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ANNUAL PLANT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DOMINANCE; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRAIRIE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER DEPTH; WATER UPTAKE;

CORN BELT; MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; CAREX; GLYCINE MAX; QUERCUS ALBA; SYMPHORICARPOS ORBICULATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46549085981     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9607-3     Document Type: Article

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