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Hydraulic redistribution by two semi-arid shrub species: Implications for Sahelian agro-ecosystems

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Kizito, F., Dragila, M. I., Sene, M., Brooks, J. R., Meinzer, Frederick C., Diedhiou, I., Diouf, M., Lufafa, A., Dick, R. P., Selker, J., and Cuenca, R.

Abstract:

Hydraulic redistribution is the process of passive water movement from deeper moist soil to shallower dry soil layers using plant roots as conduits. Results from this study indicate that this phenomenon exists among two shrub species (Guiera senegalensis and Piliostigma reticulatum) that co-exist with annual food crops in Sahelian agro-ecosystems....

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