The effects of planting pattern and water regime on root morphology, physiology and grain yield of rice

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 368-378

  Mishra, A ^a   Salokhe, V M ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Plant senescence; Planting pattern; Root oxidizing activity; Single seedling; System of rice intensification; Water regime

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SENESCENCE; SOIL PROFILE; TRANSPLANTATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 77956443340     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2010.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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