Effect of soil acidity, soil strength and macropores on root growth and morphology of perennial grass species differing in acid-soil resistance

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 444-456

  Haling, Rebecca E ^a,b   Simpson, Richard J ^a,b   Culvenor, Richard A ^a   Lambers, Hans ^b   Richardson, Alan E ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Dactylis glomerata; Lime; Microlaena stipoides; PH; Phalaris aquatica; Thinopyrum ponticum

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ACID SOIL; GRASS; LIME; MACROPORE; MORPHOLOGY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PH; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; SOIL;

ACIDS; GENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; PHALARIS AQUATICA; THINOPYRUM PONTICUM;

EID: 79551665232     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02254.x     Document Type: Article

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