Abstract
Soil type, crop management practices, annual plant growth patterns and seasonal changes in the soil environment all influence asparagus roots. This study describes the changes that occur in root growth over time in two contrasting soils and crop management systems. Soil cores (5.5-cm diameter x 20-cm long) were collected to one meter in on six dates (pre/postharvest, early/mid/late fern growth, and dormant period) and in three locations (15/30/60 cm from row) in 1999-2000. Sites varied with soil (sandy loam or silt loam) and by crop management system (normal 12-week harvest or extended 15-week harvest). Fibrous and fleshy roots were collected and root length density determined. Soil type significantly altered rooting depth (sandy>silt), dry matter content (silt>sandy) and root length density (silt>sandy) of fleshy roots. Fibrous root length density varied with sampling date (harvest silt) and sampling depth (shallow>deep). Sampling date, soil depth and sample location significantly influence asparagus fleshy and fibrous root biomass. Soil cores accurately estimated both total fleshy root length density and dry matter content when compared to the more time consuming complete root excavation. Results can be used to improve crop management practices, predict root biomass and increase our understanding of the dynamics of root development in asparagus.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fleshy root depth was greater in sandy than silt loam soil.
AsparagusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Soil type significantly altered rooting depth (sandy>silt)”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Fleshy root dry matter content was greater in silt than sandy soil.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“dry matter content (silt>sandy)”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Fleshy root length density was greater in silt than sandy soil.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“root length density (silt>sandy) of fleshy roots.”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Fibrous root length density varied with sampling date.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Fibrous root length density varied with sampling date (harvest silt)”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Fibrous root length density was greater at shallow than deep sampling depths.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“sampling depth (shallow>deep)”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Sampling date, depth and location significantly influenced fleshy and fibrous root biomass.
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Sampling date, soil depth and sample location significantly influence asparagus fleshy and fibrous root biomass.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil cores accurately estimated total fleshy root length density relative to complete root excavation.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil cores accurately estimated both total fleshy root length density and dry matter content when compared to the more time consuming complete root excavation.”
t0“ASPARAGUS”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil cores accurately estimated dry matter content relative to complete root excavation.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil cores accurately estimated both total fleshy root length density and dry matter content when compared to the more time consuming complete root excavation.”
t0“ASPARAGUS”