Using coloured roots to study root interaction and competition in intercropped legumes and non-legumes

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-199

  Tosti, Giacomo ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Red beet; Rhizotron; Root competition; Root interaction; Root proliferation

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 77956051824     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtq014     Document Type: Article

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