Root-length densities of various annual crops following crops with contrasting root systems

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-57

  Perkons, Ute ^a   Kautz, Timo ^a   Uteau, Daniel ^b   Peth, Stephan ^b   Geier, Vanessa ^a,d   Thomas, Katharina ^a   Lütke Holz, Katharina ^a   Athmann, Miriam ^a   Pude, Ralf ^c   Köpke, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c not available   (Germany)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopores; Crop rotation; Root length density; Subsoil; Taproot architecture

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BIOPORES; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; CROP ROTATION; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREB; FIBROUS ROOT SYSTEMS; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SUBSOIL; VISUAL CLASSIFICATION;

CROPS;

ANNUAL PLANT; CROP ROTATION; DIAMETER; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUBSOIL;

EID: 84890965182     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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