ESTIMATION OF THE INFLUX AND THE RADIUS OF THE DEPLETION ZONE DEVELOPING AROUND A ROOT DURING NUTRIENT-UPTAKE

Authors
SYRING KM CLAASSEN N
Citation
Km. Syring et N. Claassen, ESTIMATION OF THE INFLUX AND THE RADIUS OF THE DEPLETION ZONE DEVELOPING AROUND A ROOT DURING NUTRIENT-UPTAKE, Plant and soil, 175(1), 1995, pp. 115-123
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science","Plant Sciences",Agriculture
Journal title
Plant and soil → ACNP
ISSN journal
0032079X
Volume
175
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
115 - 123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-079X(1995)175:1<115:EOTIAT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
An approximation to the analytical solution of the one-dimensional dif fusion equation in cylindrical coordinates is derived. The solution ap plies to a semi-infinite system with a prescribed concentration at the root surface. From this approximate solution, simple formulas for cal culating the radius of the depletion zone and the nutrient flux at the root surface as a function of time are obtained.