Temporal and spatial profiling of root growth revealed novel response of maize roots under various nitrogen supplies in the field

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Peng, Yunfeng ^a   Li, Xuexian ^a   Li, Chunjian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAIN YIELD; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; LEACHING; MAIZE; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT ROOT DEATH; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT LENGTH; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862087822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037726     Document Type: Article

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