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Low soil oxygen most damaging to plants during hot weather

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J. Letey
L. H. Stolzy, University of California
N. Valoras, University of California
T. E. Szuszkiewicz

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California Agriculture 17(5):15-15.

Published May 01, 1963

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Low soil oxygen conditions were found most detrimental to plant growth when air or soil temperatures were high. Test results also emphasized the importance of promoting rapid water intake rates to eliminate prolonged flooding of the soil to get water into root zones.

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Low soil oxygen most damaging to plants during hot weather

J. Letey, L. H. Stolzy, N. Valoras, T. E. Szuszkiewicz
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Low soil oxygen most damaging to plants during hot weather

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Authors

J. Letey
L. H. Stolzy, University of California
N. Valoras, University of California
T. E. Szuszkiewicz

Publication Information

California Agriculture 17(5):15-15.

Published May 01, 1963

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Low soil oxygen conditions were found most detrimental to plant growth when air or soil temperatures were high. Test results also emphasized the importance of promoting rapid water intake rates to eliminate prolonged flooding of the soil to get water into root zones.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

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