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Solar farms can mitigate negative impacts of whiplash weather on plant communities in a dryland ecosystem

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Utility‐scale solar energy (USSE) development generates novel questions regarding coupling clean energy production with terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g., forage production, pollinator support). We found that a USSE array sited in a fallowed cropland maintained a reseeded native plant community even a decade post‐restoration and that the array ...
Caitlin Robertson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weeds in a changing climate: Competitors or service plants?

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Reducing herbicide use and preparing agroecosystems for climate change are two top priorities on the global policy agenda. Here, we explore whether these two challenges can be tackled simultaneously. While weeds are generally considered a threat to crop production, we show that weeds can help overcome climate change challenges in agroecosystems ...
Marie J. Zwetsloot   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

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Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring eco‐evolutionary and temporal patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities colonizing Sorghum bicolor across sites of contrasting land use history and climate

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Sorghum bicolor is a globally important cereal crop with annual yields exceeding 50 million tons across more than 100 countries and can be grown on marginal lands where conventional agriculture is limited. We examined how eight genetically diverse sorghum genotypes shaped arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community assembly across two contrasting ...
Philip Brailey‐Crane   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of plant breeding on the responsiveness of maize and wheat varieties to an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbiont

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Field inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) offers a promising route to improve sustainable agriculture and food production, yet results are often variable. We investigated the mycorrhizal growth response of maize and wheat varieties recommended for farmers and found substantial variation under greenhouse conditions.
Ido Rog   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informing the potential of mature temperate forests as natural climate solutions: Changed fine root biomass and morphology under elevated CO2

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The land carbon sink absorbs approximately 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, with forests accounting for most. Managing forests as Natural Climate Solutions is therefore a societal imperative, requiring models of where and how long carbon resides within these ecosystems. We investigated the effects of elevated CO2 on fine roots, the primary source of
Grace Handy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactive effects of microplastics and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on grassland communities

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Grassland plant communities contribute significantly to global biodiversity but face numerous man‐made pressures which may interfere with their ecological functions. One such pressure receiving increasing scientific, political, and public attention is microplastic pollution.
Benedikt Speißer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tree biomass allocation differs by mycorrhizal association

Ecology, 2022
AbstractTree biomass allocation to leaves, roots, and wood affects the residence time of carbon in forests, with potentially dramatic implications for ecosystem carbon storage. However, drivers of tree biomass allocation remain poorly quantified. Using a combination of global data sets, we tested the relative importance of climate, leaf habit, and tree
Fiona Jevon, Ashley Lang
exaly   +3 more sources

Global Allocation Rules for Patterns of Biomass Partitioning

Science, 2002
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Sack, Lawren   +2 more
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The Influence of Plant Nutrition on Biomass Allocation

Ecological Applications, 1991
The influence of nutrition on the allocation of dry matter is investigated using data from previously published experiments with the forest tree species (Betula pendular Roth., Picea babies (L.) Karst., Pinus contorta Doug., and Pinus Sibbaldia L.) where the nutrient status of the plants was maintained constant over a considerable period of time and ...
Torsten, Ingestad, Goran I, Agren
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