The role of plant roots in crop production [electronic resource] / Nand Kumar Fageria.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013. Description: xv, 451 p. : illISBN: 9781439867389 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Roots (Botany) | Root crops | Crop yieldsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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