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Effect of Soil Moisture Tension on CO 2 Evolution From Corn Seedlings 1
Author(s) -
Twersky M.,
Perrier E. R.,
Peters D. B.
Publication year - 1965
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/agronj1965.00021962005700050025x
Subject(s) - endosperm , moisture , agronomy , water content , dry matter , tension (geology) , embryo , soil science , chemistry , environmental science , materials science , biology , botany , geology , metallurgy , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , ultimate tensile strength , microbiology and biotechnology
Synopsis The conversion of dry matter from the endosperm to the embryo decreases as soil moisture tension increases. CO 2 evolution also decreases with increasing soil moisture tension. The decline in embryo growth and CO 2 evolution exhibits a parallel relationship with growth decreasing at a faster rate than CO 2 evolution.