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Gross Morphological Root Habits of Alfalfa in North Carolina 1
Author(s) -
Upchurch R. P.,
Lovvorn R. L.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1951.00021962004300100006x
Subject(s) - agricultural experiment station , weed , library science , citation , south carolina , agronomy , geography , political science , archaeology , biology , agriculture , computer science , public administration
R. P, UPCHURCH AND R. L. LowoRN EXTENSIVE studies of the nature of alfalfa root systems have been conducted in parts of the United States other than the Southeastern region (1, 4, 6, 13). These studies revealed that the root system of this plant reacts markedly to differences in soils and climate. Alfalfa is being successfully grown in the Southeastern United States in spite of the fact that the soils and climate are very different from the regions in which, in the past, alfalfa has been most successfully grown. In view of these climatic and soil differences, this study was conducted to depict the gross morphological root characteristics of alfalfa in North Carolina.