Root Activity Distribution and Inter-plant Root Competition in 'Robusta' Banana (Musa Sp., 'AAA') under High-Density Planting Determined by Tracer Technique

Root Activity Distribution and Inter-plant Root Competition in 'Robusta' Banana (Musa Sp., 'AAA') under High-Density Planting Determined by Tracer Technique

By applying soil injection technique using carrier-free 32P as a tracer in 'Robusta' banana (Musa sp. 'AAA') planted at 1.5m x 1.5m spacing, during the 8th leaf stage of growth, 52.04 and 62.96% of active roots were present at 25cm across and 15cm depth, respectively. At the 16th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S C Kotur, V Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Promotion of Horticulture 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Horticultural Sciences
Subjects:
banana
high-density planting
inter-plant root competition
tracer technique
32p
Online Access:https://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/141

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