Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting

Thorup‐Kristensen, Kristian; Halberg, Niels; Haubjerg Nicolaisen, Mette; E. Olesen, Jørgen; E. Crews, Timothy; Hinsinger, Philippe; A. Kirkegaard, John; Pierret, Alain; Bodin Dresbøll, Dorte

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.007

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Digging Deeper for Agricultural Resources, the Value of Deep Rooting

Published in Trends in Plant Science • Jan 18, 2020

Authors:

Kristian Thorup‐Kristensen

Niels Halberg

Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen

Abstract

In the quest for sustainable intensification of crop production, we discuss the option of extending the root depth of crops to increase the volume of soil exploited by their root systems. We discuss the evidence that deeper rooting can be obtained by appropriate choice of crop species, by plant bree...

Subject

Digging

Biology

Agriculture

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