The Role of Mineral Nutrition on Root Growth of Crop Plants

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 110, Issue C, 2011, Pages 251-331

  Fageria, N K ^a   Moreira, A ^b  

^a EMBRAPA ARROZ E FEIJÃO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Field crops; Root dry weight; Root length; Root shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651471008     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385531-2.00004-9     Document Type: Book

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