Implementing small scale processes at the soil-plant interface - The role of root architectures for calculating root water uptake profiles

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-289

  Schneider, C L ^a   Attinger, S ^a,b   Delfs, J O ^a   Hildebrandt, A ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASS; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER CONTENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER FLOW; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 77149146488     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-279-2010     Document Type: Article

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