A novel Brassica-rhizotron system to unravel the dynamic changes in root system architecture of oilseed rape under phosphorus deficiency

Annals of Botany

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 173-184

  Yuan, Pan ^a   DIng, Guang Da ^a   Cai, Hong Mei ^a   Jin, Ke Mo ^a   Broadley, Martin Roger ^b   Xu, Fang Sen ^a   Shi, Lei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica rhizotron; dynamic changes; Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.); phosphorus deficiency; root system architecture

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; CANOLA; CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SHOOT GROWTH;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RAPESEED; SEEDLING; SHOOT; SOIL;

BIOMASS; BRASSICA NAPUS; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDLINGS; SEEDS; SOIL;

EID: 84982094782     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw083     Document Type: Article

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