Claim · model-written summary
NTP increased root biomass by 25.2 % in the 0–30 cm layer during filling.
- Organ / stage
- roote0
- Treatment
- NTPe0
- Outcome
- root biomasse0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- 25.2 %e0
- Qualifier
- During the filling stagee0
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Verbatim
e0“During the filling stage, NTP enhanced root development in the 0–30 cm soil layer, with increases of 35.6 % in root length density, 32.8 % in root surface area density, 32.2 % in root dry weight density, and 25.2 % in root biomass.”
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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