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Deeper root distribution and optimized root anatomy help improve dryland wheat yield and water use efficiency under low water conditions
Background and aimDeep roots are important for crops to access water when the topsoil is dry. Root anatomy and activity play an important role in...
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Ant invasion is associated with lower root density and different root distribution of a foundational savanna tree species
Some invasive ants have worldwide distributions and impose substantial impacts on human society and native biodiversity. Yet we know little about how...
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How Does Fine Root Influence Aggregates? Comparing Root Diameter Distribution of Two Herbaceous Plants: a Pot Experiment
The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact and importance of herb fine roots in different diameter ranges on soil aggregate...
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Inhibition of polyamine homeostasis facilitates root extension by modulating IAA and PIN1 distribution in etiolated salt-stressed sunflower seedlings
Plant root growth and development undergo significant alterations as an adaptation to environmental stressful conditions. Remodeling of roots exposed...
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Spatio-temporal distribution of water and phosphorus determine growth of sorghum genotypes with contrasting nodal root angle
AimsIncreased subsoil water extraction through breeding of ‘designer’ root system architecture (RSA) may improve crop performance and resilience in...
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Root growth, root senescence and root system architecture in maize under conservative strip tillage system
AimsRoot system architecture (RSA) is important for nutrient and water acquisition efficiency. The adaptation of root growth and RSA to soil...
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Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System distribution with Earth mover’s Distance (STARSEED)
PurposeRoot system architectures are complex and challenging to characterize effectively for agronomic and ecological discovery.
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Comparing two field protocols to measure individual shrubs’ root density distribution
PurposeA large fraction of a plant’s biomass is belowground, especially in shrublands that typically occur in episodically water-limited climates....
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Tree–wheat vertical fine root distribution in a 4-year-old temperate alley-crop** system
Competition or complementarity between associated plants due to belowground interactions has been observed in alley-crop** systems (ACs), but the...
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Matching root water uptake patterns to fine root and soil water distributions
AimsExploring the relationships between water uptake, fine root, and soil water is essential for many fields, such as plant physiology, ecological...
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Intercrop** and weed cover reduce sugarcane roots colonization in plant crops as a result of spatial root distribution and the co-occurrence of neighboring plant species
AimsUnderstanding the belowground interactions in multi-species intercrop** agroecosystems is critical to improving the crop** system’s...
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Root Hair Imaging Using Confocal Microscopy
Plant genetics plays a key role in determining root hair initiation and development. A complex network of genetic interactions therefore closely...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization depends on the spatial distribution of the host plants
Despite their ubiquity in terrestrial ecosystems, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) experience dispersion constraints and thus depend on the spatial...
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Root distribution of Adansonia digitata, Faidherbia albida and Borassus akeassii along a climate gradient in Senegal
In order to understand the ecophysiology of sub-Sahelian tree species and to optimize their use in agroforestry, studies on tree root distribution...
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Intraspecific variation in fine root morphology of European beech: a root order-based analysis of phenotypic root morphospace
Fine roots are multifunctional organs that may change function with ageing or root branching events from primarily absorptive to resource transport...
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Improving Potato Yield, Water Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Managing Irrigation Based on Potato Root Distribution
Potato is a typical shallow-root crop and a good understanding of its root distribution is critical in potato water management, which is especially...
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Spatial distribution of fine root traits in relation to soil properties and aggregate stability of intensively managed Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) plantations in subtropical China
AimsTo demonstrate how intensive management practices affect the belowground productivity of Moso bamboo, we examined the spatial distribution of...
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Divergent intra- and interspecific root order variability identifies a two-dimensional root economics spectrum
Background and AimsThe form-function linkages and variation of fine root traits reflect adaptive strategies to cope with complex soil environments....
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Distribution of root-knot nematode on coffee production in the Cerrado region of Minas Gerais state in Brazil
Brazil is the largest coffee-producing nation in the world. Over 50% of the national production comes from the Minas Gerais state, with relevant...
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Fine root mortality under severe drought reflects different root distribution of Quercus robur and Ulmus laevis trees in hardwood floodplain forests
Key messageExtremely high fine root mortalities were observed under drought in 2018, increasing fine root mortality in young trees could be explained...
