Root abundance of maize in conventionally-tilled and zero-tilled soils of Argentina Abundância de raízes de milho (Zea mays L.) em solos de Argentina sob preparo convencional e plantio direto
Maize root growth is negatively affected by compacted layers in the surface (e.g. agricultural traffic) and subsoil layers (e.g. claypans). Both kinds of soil mechanical impedances often coexist in maize fields, but the combined effects on root growth have seldom been studied. Soil physical properti...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832008000200031 |