Alternate partial root-zone drying irrigation improves nitrogen nutrition in maize (Zea mays L.) leaves

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-40

  Wang, Zhenchang ^a,b   Liu, Fulai ^b   Kang, Shaozhong ^c   Jensen, Christian R ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

15N; Irrigation; Nitrogen; Root growth; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA; MAIZE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOMASS; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052847914     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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