Spatial distribution of maize roots by complete 3D soil monolith sampling

Plant and Soil

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 297-314

  Kuchenbuch, Rolf O ^a,c   Gerke, Horst H ^b   Buczko, Uwe ^c  

^a Agricultural Analysis and Research Institute LUFA Rostock   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corn; Line intersect method; Maize (Zea mays L.); Root length density; Root mass; Row spacing; Soil bulk density; Soil volumetric sampling; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; MAIZE; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SPACING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149374424     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9752-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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