Kjellström, Claes G.
- Department of Crop Production Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Oilseed rape was grown under irrigated conditions at equal plant density per unit area in PVC cylinders of 1 m length with different diameter (0.11, 0.16 and 0.20 m). The influence of soil volume, expressed as cylinder diameter, was found not to be significant on root dry weight, root length, root surface area or the shoot : root ratio. However, a significant influence was found on shoot and seed dry weights. It was concluded that cylinders with a length of 1 m and a diameter of a minimum of 0.11 m are appropriate for the study of container-grown root systems.
Keywords
CONTAINER-GROWN ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT PARAMETERS; BRASSICA-NAPUS
Published in
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science
1992, volume: 168, number: 1, pages: 69-71
Publisher: BLACKWELL WISSENSCHAFTS-VERLAG GMBH
SLU Authors
Kirchmann, Holger
- Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Soil Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-037X.1992.tb00979.x
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/44238