The role of plant roots in crop production
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Format: | Electronic |
Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press,
2013.
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Online Access: | Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access. |
Table of Contents:
- ch. 1. Types of plant roots, their measurements, and associations with yield
- ch. 2. Uptake of nutrients by roots
- ch. 3. Absorption of water by roots
- ch. 4. Rhizosphere chemistry
- ch. 5. The rhizosphere chemistry of flooded rice
- ch. 6. Mycorrhizal associations in the rhizosphere
- ch. 7. Effects of mineral nutrition on root growth of crop plants
- ch. 8. Ecophysiology of major root crops
- ch. 9. Management strategies for maximizing root systems.