Statistical analysis of root count data from minirhizotrons

Minirhizotron Observation Tubes: Methods and Applications for Measuring Rhizosphere Dynamics

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 81-87

  Glenn, D M ^a   Brown, M W ^a   Takeda, F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Horticultural crop; Minirhizotron; Root count data; Root density; Soil sampling; Taylor's power law; Variance analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102610365     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/asaspecpub50.c7     Document Type: Chapter

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