Response of maize root growth to irrigation and nitrogen management strategies in semi-arid loamy sandy soil

Field Crops Research

Volumn 200, Issue , 2017, Pages 143-162

  Chilundo, Mario ^a,b   Joel, Abraham ^b   Wesström, Ingrid ^b   Brito, Rui ^a   Messing, Ingmar ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Maize; Nitrogen; Root density; Root distribution

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LOAMY SAND; MAIZE; NITROGEN; ROOTING; SANDY SOIL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84992677817     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2016.10.005     Document Type: Article

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