Response of root morphology and distribution in maize to alternate furrow irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1789-1798

  Li, Caixia ^a   Sun, Jingsheng ^a   Li, Fusheng ^b   Zhou, Xinguo ^a   Li, Zhongyang ^a   Qiang, Xiaoman ^a   Guo, Dongdong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternate furrow irrigation; Minirhizotrons; Root morphology; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE FURROW IRRIGATION; EFFECTIVE ABSORPTION; FINE ROOTS; FURROW IRRIGATION; GRAIN YIELD; MINIRHIZOTRONS; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT TIP; ROOT-WATER UPTAKE; SEED YIELD; SURFACE AREA; VOLUME DENSITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY; GRAIN GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

ABSORPTION; DIAMETER; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FINE ROOT; FURROW IRRIGATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SEED PRODUCTION; SURFACE AREA; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052295464     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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