MAIZE ROOT GROWTH UNDER REGULAR WATER CONTENT, SUBJECTED TO COMPACTION, IRRIGATION FREQUENCIES, AND SHEAR STRESS

MAIZE ROOT GROWTH UNDER REGULAR WATER CONTENT, SUBJECTED TO COMPACTION, IRRIGATION FREQUENCIES, AND SHEAR STRESS

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an agricultural crop grown in the incompressible and alterable savanna soils, which are, with no trouble, compacted by machinery, consolidated by drying and wetting, and insufficiently irrigated. The objectives were to study the effects of: (a) water content and compaction ove...

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Main Authors: Américo J Hossne G, Jesús Méndez N, Félix A. Leonett P., Jesús E Meneses L, José A. Gil M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín
Subjects:
Savanna soil
root length
root penetration
root volume
Proctor method
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/refame/article/view/54754

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