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Maize Root Biomass and Net Rhizodeposited Carbon

An Analysis of the Literature

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Maize root biomass vs. days after emergence. Growth stages on the x-axis are those reported or estimated from Ritchie et al. (1997). Confidence intervals (95%) for the regression are shown as dotted lines.

View larger version (21K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Maize root/shoot ratio vs. days after emergence. Growth stages on the X-axis are those reported or estimated from Ritchie et al. (1997). Confidence intervals (95%) for the regression are shown as dotted lines.

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Net rhizodeposited C expressed as a percentage of total net root-derived C plotted against the quotient of maximum daily photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and average air temperature.