Phosphorus acquisition and wheat growth are influenced by shoot phosphorus status and soil phosphorus distribution in a split-root system

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-271

  Ma, Qifu ^a   Rengel, Zed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Plant growth; Root P acquisition; Shoot P status; Split root system

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 54949107366     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200700183     Document Type: Article

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