Root Foraging Performance and Life-History Traits [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 Plants use their roots to forage for nutrients in heterogeneous soil environments, but different plant species vastly differ in the intensity of foraging they perform. This diversity suggests the existence of constraints on foraging at the species level.
Weiser, Martin +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Thinning is a widely used practice in forest management, but the acclimation mechanisms of fine roots to forest thinning are still unclear. We examined the variations in fine root traits of different branching orders and functional groups along a ...
Zuhua Wang, Min Liu, Fen Chen, Haibo Li
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Introduction to a Virtual Issue on root traits [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2017 Link to the Virtual ...
Richard J, Norby, Colleen M, Iversen
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Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots [PDF]
, 2016 Pearl millet plays an important role for food security in arid regions of Africa and India. Nevertheless, it is considered an orphan crop as it lags far behind other cereals in terms of genetic improvement efforts.
Atkinson +29 more
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Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2011 Vegetation has long been recognized to protect the soil from erosion. Understanding species differences in root morphology and functional traits is an important step to assess which species and species mixtures may provide erosion control. Furthermore, extending classification of plant functional types towards root traits may be a useful procedure in ...
Pohl M, Stroude R, Buttler A, Rixen C
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Rice root genetic architecture: Meta-analysis from a drought QTL database [PDF]
, 2009 During the last 10 years, a large number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling rice root morphological parameters have been detected in several mapping populations by teams interested in improving drought resistance in rice.
Ahmadi, Nourollah +7 more
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Quantification of aluminum-induced changes in wheat root architecture by X-ray microcomputed tomography [PDF]
, 2016 Root architectural traits are of fundamental importance for plant performance, especially under unfavorable soil conditions. This study examined the effect of aluminum (Al) toxicity in different growing media (nutrient solutions and soil) on root ...
Alvarez I. +7 more
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Editorial: Root functional traits: From fine root to community-level variation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 European Union FEDER ...
García de la Riva, Enrique +4 more
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Above- and below-ground competition in high and low irradiance: tree seedling responses to a competing liana Byttneria grandifolia [PDF]
, 2008 : In tropical forests, trees compete not only with other trees, but also with lianas, which may limit tree growth and regeneration. Liana effects may depend on the availability of above- and below-ground resources and differ between tree species.
Bongers, F. +3 more
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Linking Aboveground Traits to Root Traits and Local Environment: Implications of the Plant Economics Spectrum. [PDF]
, 2019 The plant economics spectrum proposes that ecological traits are functionally coordinated and adapt along environmental gradients. However, empirical evidence is mixed about whether aboveground and root traits are consistently linked and which ...
Fang, Miao +5 more
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