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The Distribution of Root Activity in Acid Lime (Citrus Aurantifolia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. Kurien ,
A. M. Goswami  and
D. L. Deb
S. Kurien
Affiliation:
Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012
A. M. Goswami
Affiliation:
Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012
D. L. Deb
Affiliation:
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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Summary

The functional distribution of root activity was determined by selective placement of 32P at fixed positions from the base of the plant in five- and six-year-old acid lime (Kagzi Kalan) on Kama Khatta rootstock. Maximum recovery of radioactivity was observed within a 40 cm radius of the plant base and at depths of 24 cm in 1988 and 16 cm in 1989. Most root activity (75–80%) was confined within a radius of 80 cm and a depth of 16–24 cm. Application of fertilizer within this zone is therefore recommended for maximum utilization by the crop.

Actividad de las raíces en la lima acida

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 431 - 434
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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