Root turnover in pasture species: Chicory, lucerne, perennial ryegrass and white clover

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-342

  Reid, J B ^a   Gray, R A J ^b   Springett, J A ^b   Crush, J R ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cichorium intybus L.; earthworms; Lolium perenne L.; Medicago sativa L.; mini rhizotron; root demography; roots; Trifolium repens L

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CROP PERFORMANCE; DICOTYLEDON; EARTHWORM; GRASS; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGUME; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; ROOT; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL PROFILE; TURNOVER;

MANAWATU; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84944276248     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aab.12228     Document Type: Article

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