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Effect of Soil Moisture Level on Root Distribution of Cool‐Season Forage Species 1
Author(s) -
Bennett Orus L.,
Doss Basil D.
Publication year - 1960
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/agronj1960.00021962005200040008x
Subject(s) - water content , agronomy , forage , environmental science , moisture , growing season , soil water , soil science , biology , chemistry , geology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
Synopsis Effective rooting depth decreased as soil moisture level increased. A high percentage of the roots was found in the surface 12 inches of soil for all species regardless of soil moisture level. Soil moisture extraction was used with reasonable accuracy to estimate effective rooting depth.