DEFLECTION OF PLANT ROOTS
DEFLECTION OF PLANT ROOTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-8634(78)90075-6
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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通讯作者:
HEWITT, JS
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作者:
DEXTER, AR;HEWITT, JS
When a plant root meets an interface within soil, either it is deflected or it penetrates the interface and enters the new medium. If the root has just grown across a void, it may buckle when it meets the interface and hence by deflected. If a number of roots have grown through a weak soil medium and meet a stronger soil medium, the proportion penetrating depends on the strengths of the 2 media and on the angle of incidence of the roots with the interface. An equation for the proportion of roots penetrating a soil interface is developed which accounts for these effects. It is fitted to some new experimental results for wheat roots and to some results of Greacen, Barley and Farrell for pea roots. The functional form of the response is similar for both plant species. Data are presented which enable the deflection behavior of 9 plant spp. [Hordeum vulgare, Medicago sativa, M. truncatula, Avena sativa, Pisum sativum, Secale cereale, Glycine max, Triticum aesturim and Triticale] to be estimated. The results indicate the significance of soil structure and strength factors on the distribution and morphology of roots.