Claim · model-written summary
Maximum root density occurred at 20-40 cm depth and 0.4 m from trunks.
- Taxon
- olive
Olea europaeat0 - Outcome
- Maximum root densitiese0
- Value
- 0.4 me0
- Qualifier
- top soil layers (20-40 cm)e1
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum root densities were observed at this depth at a distance of 0.4 m from trunks”
e1“top soil layers (20-40 cm)”
t0“olive trees”
Title
Root distribution in young olive trees (Olea europaea cv. Chétoui) and agronomic application
Masmoudi-Charfi, C.; Masmoudi, M.; Ben Mechlia, N. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2019. doi:10.13128/ahs-12776
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Most olive root development occurred in the first two to four years, with 70% of roots in the top 20-40 cm.
- Recommendation Water and fertilizer should be supplied at the identified root depths and distances.
- Association Canopy and root areas had a significant linear relationship with r = 0.94.
- Observation The root-canopy area ratio decreased rapidly from the second year after planting.
- Observation The optimum root length to leaf canopy area ratio was 2.3 km m-2 in a six-year-old tree.
- Method / resource A canopy-cover and root-extension model permitted precise estimation of water needs.
- Method / resource Canopy cover was easier to measure than root-covered surface.
- Method / resource The FAO method overestimated water needs for young trees.