Deep rooting and drought screening of cereal crops: A novel field-based method and its application

Field Crops Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 165-171

  McKenzie, B M ^a   Bengough, A G ^a   Hallett, P D ^a   Thomas, W T B ^a   Forster, B ^a   McNicol, J W ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BioSS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopores; Cereals; Drought stress; Plough pan; Root growth; Subsoil water

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CEREAL; DROUGHT; MESH SIZE; NDVI; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROOT; ROOTING; SOIL WATER; SUBSOIL;

HORDEUM;

EID: 67349222816     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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