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The influence of soil water content on the uptake of ions by roots. I. Soil water content gradients near a plane of onion roots.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Dunham, R. J. & Nye, P. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water content and ion concentration gradients were measured in soil near a plane of onion seedling roots. Using the water content-matric potential rel...

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Phosphorus uptake from soil by Lolium perenne during and after severe drought.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Jupp, A. P. & Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mature Lolium perenne plants grown in pots of P deficient soil were subjected to gradually increasing drought, and uptake of P was determined during a...

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Resistance to water flow in soil and plant. I. Soil resistance in relation to amounts of root: theoretical estimates.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mathematical models of Gardner (1960) and Cowan (1965) are developed to show that the soil matric potential at which rhizosphere resistance become...

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Resistance to water flow in soil and plant. II. A review of experimental evidence on the rhizosphere resistance.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experimental evidence claiming to show appreciable rhizosphere resistances in soils much wetter than permanent wilting point (sometimes even at soil m...

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Construction, calibration and field use of a rapid-reading viscous flow porometer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Downey, L. A. & Anlezark, R. N. & Muirhead, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Comparisons made over a wide range of soil matric potentials showed minimum resistance of 0.5 s/cm for cotton and 1.0 s/cm for maize. Readings made in...

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