Many models of water and nutrient balances have been successfully applied without explicit attention for the number, distribution and activity of roots. For fine tuning of fertilizer recommendations which is now required for environmental reasons, however, more precise descriptions of the uptake process may be needed and attention to quantitative root ecology is called for (van Noordwijk & de Willigen, 1986).
Publication year
1989
Authors
De Willigen P; van Noordwijk, M.
Language
English
Geographic
Netherland
