The role of plant roots in crop production
By: Nand Kumar Fageria
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9781439867372
Subjects: Root crops; Roots (Botany); Crop yields
Description: xv, 451 p. : 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Types of plant roots, their measurements, and associations with yield; title: Uptake of nutrients by roots; title: Absorption of water by roots; title: Rhizosphere chemistry; title: The rhizosphere chemistry of flooded rice; title: Mycorrhizal associations in the rhizosphere; title: Effects of mineral nutrition on root growth of crop plants; title: Ecophysiology of major root crops; title: Management strategies for maximizing root systems.