Soil compaction effects on growth and root traits of tobacco depend on light, water regime and mechanical stress

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-129

  Alameda, David ^a,b   Anten, Niels P R ^a   Villar, Rafael ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Drought; Nicotiana tabacum; Relative growth rate; Root anatomy; Root morphology; Shade

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; ROOT ANATOMY; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; SHADE;

COMPACTION; DROUGHT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOIL MECHANICS; TOBACCO;

STRESSES;

ANATOMY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BULK DENSITY; DROUGHT; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT; SHADING; TOBACCO; WATER AVAILABILITY; XYLEM;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84857137945     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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