Root orientation of four sorghum cultivars: application to estimate root length density from root counts in soil profiles
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Root orientation of four sorghum cultivars: application to estimate root length density from root counts in soil profiles
The root length density (RLD) distribution in the soil is a key factor for water and nutrient uptake but its direct assessment is not easy. A field method is presented here to assess RLD of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) from the root intersection density (RID) and taking root orientations into account. The method was developed with four varieties cropped in 2006 in Bambey (Senegal) on a s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Plant Root
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1881-6754
DOI: 10.3117/plantroot.2.67