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A simple technique to evaluate the effect of mechanical stress on root growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. R. Chaudhary  and
G. C. Aggarwal
M. R. Chaudhary
Affiliation:
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
G. C. Aggarwal
Affiliation:
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Summary

A simple technique to evaluate accurately the effect of mechanical stress on root growth has been developed. The roots are allowed to grow against a predetermined pressure in the chamber of a pressure-plate apparatus. The root growth was studied against the applied pressures of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 bar. A relationship of the form Y = aXb was observed between the rate of root elongation (Y) and applied pressure (X).

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 79 - 80
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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