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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/turfx/article/1999may1b.pdf Last checked: 12/14/12 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Beard, James B |
Author Affiliation: | International Sports Turf Institute Inc., College Station, TX |
Title: | Roots - a key plant health indicator |
Source: | TURFAX. Vol. 7, No. 3, May/June 1999, p. 1-2. |
Publishing Information: | Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Roots; Characteristics; Soil temperature; Root growth; Rooting; Root-shoot ratio; Cultural methods; Heat stress; Life cycle; Seedheads
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses using plant roots as a diagnostic tool to examine past, present, and future turf health. Describes roots' physical characteristics, temperature effects, summer root loss, autumn root recovery, annual versus perennial root systems, and the effects of seedhead development. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Beard, J. B. 1999. Roots - a key plant health indicator. TURFAX. 7(3):p. 1-2. |
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