Characterisation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) roots under different growing conditions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 227-235

  Amaducci, Stefano ^a   Zatta, Alessandro ^b   Raffanini, Marco ^b   Venturi, Gianpietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemp; Image analysis; Root growth; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HERB; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHYTOMASS; ROOTING; SOIL TEXTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 56349168846     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9695-0     Document Type: Article

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