Sugarcane root length density and distribution from root intersection counting on a trench-profile;Densidade de comprimento e distribuição de raízes de cana-de-açúcar a partir da contagem de intersecção de raízes na parede do perfil

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-101

  de Azevedo, Mateus Carvalho Basilio ^a   Chopart, Jean Louis ^b   de Conti Medina, Cristiane ^c  

^a IAPAR Unidade Regional de Paranavaí   (Brazil)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brasil; Root mapping; Root study methods; Trench profile method

Indexed keywords

SACCHARUM;

EID: 79551493081     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-90162011000100014     Document Type: Article

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