Claim · model-written summary
NTP increased root zone water uptake rate by 6.5 % in the 30–60 cm layer.
- Organ / stage
- roote0
- Outcome
- root zone water uptake ratee0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 6.5 %e0
- Qualifier
- In the 30–60 cm soil layere0
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Verbatim
e0“In the 30–60 cm soil layer, root parameters also improved, with root activity and root zone water uptake rate increasing by 24.4 % and 6.5 %, respectively.”
t0“maize by improving water eco-physiology and root traits”
Title
Liping Wang; Wen Yin; Pan Li; et al. Agricultural Water Management 2025. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109723
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