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Diskussionsbeitrag zur Ermittlung der effektiven Durchwurzelungstiefe bei geschichteten Profilen
Author(s) -
Tenholtern Rolf,
Seiffert Stefan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of plant nutrition and soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 1436-8730
DOI - 10.1002/1522-2624(199908)162:4<457::aid-jpln457>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - soil water , environmental science , soil science , mineralogy , chemistry
The water capacity in the effective rooting depth is often used to evaluate soil functions. Existing methods to estimate effective rooting depth for layered soils lead to deviating results. In this paper an alternative consistent method is proposed.