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Effects of soil temperature and water on maize root growth

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Maize (Zea mays L.) growth and the rate of nutrient uptake are influenced by the length and radius of roots in the surface 20-cm of soil. In many soils a large share of the available P and K is in the upper 20-cm because of cycling from greater depths by the plant roots and application of P and K fertilizers, hence most P and K uptake comes from this layer.

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  • nutrient uptake
  • phosphorus
  • root distribution
  • Zea mays

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  1. Agronomy Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    S. A. Barber, A. D. Mackay, R. O. Kuchenbuch & P. B. Barraclough

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  1. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK

    B. C. Loughamn

  2. Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

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Barber, S.A., Mackay, A.D., Kuchenbuch, R.O., Barraclough, P.B. (1989). Effects of soil temperature and water on maize root growth. In: Loughamn, B.C., Gašparíková, O., Kolek, J. (eds) Structural and Functional Aspects of Transport in Roots. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0891-8_43

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