Towards a simple generic model for upland rice root length density estimation from root intersections on soil profile

Plant and Soil

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 277-288

  Dusserre, J ^a   Audebert, A ^a   Radanielson, A ^a   Chopart, J L ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Oryza sativa; Root length density; Root modeling; Root orientation; Trench profile method; Upland rice

Indexed keywords

MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE; TRENCH; UPLAND REGION; WATER UPTAKE;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 71249107843     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9978-0     Document Type: Article

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