Measurements of water uptake of maize roots: the key function of lateral roots - Ahmed, Mutez A; Zarebanadkouki, Mohsen; Kaestner, Anders; Carminati, Andrea (Plant and soil, 2016)
Keywords: Agricultural soils; Aluminum; Biomedical and Life Sciences; containers; Corn; crops; deuterium oxide; Diffusion coefficient; diffusivity; Ecology; image analysis; Life Sciences; Mathematical models; Measurement; Neutrons; Observations; Physiological aspects; Plant biology; Plant Physiology; Plant roots; Plant Sciences; Plant-soil relationships; Plant-water relationships; Radiography; Regular Article; Roots; Roots (Botany); Sand soils; Sandy soils; Seminal roots; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil water; Soils; Spatial distribution; Water; Water immersion; Water uptake; Xylem; Zea mays; Neutron radiography; Lateral roots; Root water uptake; Maize; Deuterated water (D; Seminal roots; Radial and axial conductivity; O