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Report, 1987

Jordpackningens inverkan på sockerbetans rotutveckling och skördens storlek

Svensson, Hans

Abstract

An attempt was made to use mini-rhizotrons for studying root development in a field experiment with soil compaction in sugar beets. Relative to unwheeled plots traffic with a tractor having single wheels caused increased dry bulk density, vane shear strength and penetration resistance and 5 percent lower yield, than the uncompacted. No differences in root frequencies between the treatments were detected. During a dry period in July a reduction in number of roots was observed. After a rain in August new roots developed in the 0-20 cm layer

Keywords

jordbearbetning; jordpackning; sockerbetor; rotutveckling; skörd; såtid

Published in

Rapporter från Jordbearbetningsavdelningen, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
1987, number: 75
ISBN: 91-576-3086-0
Publisher: Institutionen för markvetenskap, Avdelningen för jordbearbetning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

      SLU Authors

    • Svensson, Hans

      • Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Agricultural Science

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/30238