Enhancing understanding and quantification of soil-root growth interactions / Dennis Timlin and Laj R. Ahuja, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Timlin, D.

Ahuja, L. (Lajpat)

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Series:

Advances in agricultural systems modeling ; 2163-2790 4.

Advances in agricultural systems modeling, 2163-2790 ; vol. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roots (Botany)--Growth.

Roots (Botany).

Physical Description:

xii, 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy, [2013]

Contents:

Rhizosphere engineering by plants: quantifying soil-root interactions

Effect of soil attributes on root growth and distribution in some common crops: a synthesis of knowledge and future needs

Root growth and distribution in relation to different water levels

Nitrogen management effects on root systems: a synthesis and future needs

Characterization of the root length density distribution of wheat using a generalized function

Differences in one-, two-, and three-dimensional modeling of root growth for estimating water and nutrient uptake and the carbon cycle

Modeling Lolium perenne L. roots in the presence of empirical black holes

Root effects on soil properties and processes: synthesis and future research needs

Reinforcement of soil by fibrous roots

Simulating root development and soil resource acquisition in dynamic models of crop-weed competition

Soil-root interactions in mixed plant systems

Modeling resource interactions under multiple edaphic stresses

Simulation of soil-root growth interactions and associated processes: synthesis and summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

0891183388

9780891183389

OCLC:

841910349

Publisher Number:

99954692076