Comparing rooting characteristics and soil water withdrawal patterns of wheat with alternative oilseed and pulse crops grown in the semiarid Canadian prairie

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-160

  Cutforth, H W ^a   Angadi, S V ^b   McConkey, B G ^a   Miller, P R ^c   Ulrich, D ^d   Gulden, R ^e   Volkmar, K M ^d   Entz, M H ^e   Brandt, S A ^d  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassicas; Pulses; Root growth; Water withdrawal; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CANOLA; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HERB; LEGUME; PRAIRIE; ROOTING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE; WHEAT;

CANADA;

EID: 84876726624     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2012-081     Document Type: Article

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