Results 11 to 20 of about 1,766,602 (199)
Global root traits (GRooT) database [PDF]
Abstract Motivation Trait data are fundamental to the quantitative description of plant form and function. Although root traits capture key dimensions related to plant responses to changing environmental conditions and effects on ecosystem processes, they have rarely been included in large ...
Guerrero‐ramírez, Nathaly +48 more
core +19 more sources
Root traits for infertile soils [PDF]
Crop production is often restricted by the availability of essential mineral elements. For example, the availability of N, P, K, and S limits low-input agriculture, the phytoavailability of Fe, Zn, and Cu limits crop production on alkaline and calcareous soils, and P, Mo, Mg, Ca, and K deficiencies, together with proton, Al and Mn toxicities, limit ...
White, Philip +6 more
openaire +7 more sources
Semifield root phenotyping: Root traits for deep nitrate uptake
AbstractDeep rooting winter wheat genotypes can reduce nitrate leaching losses and increase N uptake. We aimed to investigate which deep root traits are correlated to deep N uptake and to estimate genetic variation in root traits and deep 15N tracer uptake.
Tomke S. Wacker +6 more
openaire +4 more sources
Tree growth is better explained by absorptive fine root traits than by transport fine root traits. [PDF]
Abstract Quantifying plant trait variation yields insights into trade-offs inherent in the ecological strategies of plants and is the basis for a trait-based prediction of plant performance and ecosystem functioning.
Sanaei A +11 more
europepmc +8 more sources
Root system architecture determines crop capacity to acquire water and nutrients in the dynamic and variable soil environment. Increasing attention is paid to searching for optimal root traits to improve resource uptake efficiency and adaptation to heterogeneous soil conditions.
Chen, Ying Long +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Exploring Genetic Variation in Root Traits and Root–Fungal Associations in Aegilops tauschii
Wheat domestication and selection for aboveground traits may have influenced belowground traits, reducing genetic diversity critical for adaptation to stress such as drought.
Ahmed Khaled Hassan Mohammedali +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Root porosity contributes to root trait space of wetland monocotyledons independently of economics traits [PDF]
Abstract Aims Root aerenchyma, a key adaptive trait to anoxic soils has rarely been integrated into trait-based plant ecology. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between root porosity and root economics-related traits among wetland plants, focusing on the effect of aerenchyma on root tissue density, a central trait in plant economics ...
Ziqi Ye, Peter Ryser
openaire +2 more sources
Getting to the root of grafting-induced traits
Grafting is an ancient technique that involves the physical joining of genotypically distinct shoot and root systems, in order to achieve a desirable compound plant. This practice is widely used in modern agriculture to improve biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, modify plant architecture, induce precocious flowering and rejuvenate old perennial ...
Brandon Williams +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrum [PDF]
AbstractThe root economics spectrum (RES), a common hypothesis postulating a tradeoff between resource acquisition and conservation traits, is being challenged by conflicting relationships between root diameter, tissue density (RTD) and root nitrogen concentration (RN).
Deliang Kong +8 more
openaire +4 more sources
Root traits are more than analogues of leaf traits: the case for diaspore mass [PDF]
Root traits are often thought to be analogues of leaf traits along the plant economics spectrum. But evolutionary pressures have most likely shaped above- and belowground patterns differentially.
Hempel, Stefan +14 more
core +2 more sources

