Rooting systems of oilseed and pulse crops I: Temporal growth patterns across the plant developmental periods

Field Crops Research

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-263

  Liu, Liping ^a,b   Gan, Yantai ^b   Bueckert, Rosalind ^a   Van Rees, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canola; Flax; Legumes; Mustard; Root diameter; Root length density; Root surface area; Root tips; Semiarid environments; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CICER ARIETINUM; LENS CULINARIS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79956088638     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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