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Farming system context drives the value of deep wheat roots in semi-arid environments

The capture of subsoil water by wheat roots can make a valuable contribution to grain yield on deep soils. More extensive root systems can capture more water, but leave the soil in a drier state, potentially limiting water availability to subsequent crops. To evaluate the importance of these legacy...

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Autores principales: Lilley, Julianne M., Kirkegaard, John A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26976814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw093