Improved Root Growth by Liming Aluminum-Sensitive Rice Cultivar or Cultivating an Aluminum-Tolerant One Does Not Enhance Fertilizer Nitrogen Recovery Efficiency in an Acid Paddy Soil

The root is the main site of nitrogen (N) acquisition and aluminum (Al) toxicity. The objective of this study is to investigate whether liming and cultivation of an Al-tolerant rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) cultivar can improve root growth, thereby increasing N acquisition by rice plants...

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Main Authors: Hao Qing Zhang, Xue Qiang Zhao, Yi Ling Chen, Jia Lin Wang, Ren Fang Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/6/765