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Citrus root system distribution in a coastal table land soil toposequence of the state of Bahia, Brazil

Luciano da Silva Souza, Laercio Duarte Souza, Arlicélio de Queiroz Paiva, Anderson Clécio Vieira Rodrigues, Luciano da Silva Ribeiro

01/Apr/2008

The deepening of citrus root system is important to increase crop productivity and longevity, especially in soils with subsurface cohesive horizons. The objective of this study was to evaluate the root distribution of ‘Hamlim’ sweet orange grafted onto Rangpur lime. The 15 year-old plants were located in a coastal plain soil toposequence in Sapeaçu county, Bahia, Brazil. The soils were an argisolic Yellow Latosol (LAx; Oxisol) and a Yellow Argisol (PAx; Ultisol), both cohesive, and a non-cohesive Gray Argisol (PAC; […]