ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
adventitious roots
;
degree days
;
phenology
;
Zea mays L.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Our objective was to determine the effect of temperature on root appearance at successive stalk nodes of a maize (Zea mays L.) plant. Plants were grown in three controlled temperature regimes (30/24, 26/20 and 19/14°C 16-/8-h day/night or 28, 24 and 17.3°C mean), as well as in the field. Three plants were dissected twice a week for morphological observation. A second-degree polynomial, with time as the independent variable and with coefficients linearly related to temperature, was fitted to the controlled-environment data. This equation tested well against two sets of field data. The appearance of newly rooted stalk nodes was related to the appearance of new leaf tips and collars. Such information is urgently needed for predicting leaf, stalk and root growth in maize and other grasses.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00010186
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