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Arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal tree seedling growth is inhibited by competition from neighboring roots and associated fungal hyphae
Background & aimsTree seedling establishment in herbaceous plant communities can be influenced by belowground interactions via both roots and...
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A Late Devonian tree lycopsid with large strobili and isotomous roots
Tree lycopsids prospered in the Late Devonian and constituted a major part of the Late Paleozoic forest ecosystem that deeply impacted the Earth’s...
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New insight into secondary growth in roots of monocotyledons using the example of the dragon tree, Dracaena draco L.
The species of the genus Dracaena are the only monocotyledonous plants that have a secondary growth in the stem as well as in the roots. Our...
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Home-field advantage of litter decomposition differs among leaves, absorptive roots, and transport roots
Background and aimsHome-field advantage (HFA) in litter decomposition occurs widely in terrestrial ecosystems, but it remains unknown that how leaf,...
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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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Insights into fruit tree models relevant to simulate fruit tree-based agroforestry systems
Agroforestry, the integration of trees, crops, and animals, is expected to increase environmental sustainability of fruit production compared to...
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Microbial diversity composition of apple tree roots and resistance of apple Valsa canker with different grafting rootstock types
BackgroundThe composition and diversity of root microbial community are affected by plant genotypes and soil environment, which in turn affect plant...
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Uptake of biocrust nitrogen by tree crops in a sandy soil agroecosystem
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are widespread in dryland ecosystems worldwide and were only recently discovered in agroecosystems. As...
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Effects of tree size and organ age on variations in carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometry in Pinus koraiensis
Carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) are of fundamental importance for growth and nutrient dynamics within plant organs and deserve more...
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Plasticity of pine tree roots to podzolization of boreal sandy soils
AimsThe morphological traits of fine roots change with forest succession and soil weathering. However, low tree species diversity in boreal forests...
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Co-occurring tree species drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in tropical forest
It is still uncertain whether environment or host plant species is more important in determining AMF diversity; although, plant roots are usually...
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Xylem structure and hydraulic characteristics of deep roots, shallow roots and branches of walnut under seasonal drought
BackgroundDespite the importance of root hydraulics, there is little research on the in situ dynamic responses of embolism formation and embolism...
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Tree root-soil interaction: field study of the effect of trees on soil moisture and ground movement in an urban environment
AimsLittle research has been conducted to quantify the atmosphere-plant-soil interaction in urban environments due to a lack of understanding of...
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Tree-distance and tree-species effects on soil biota in a temperate agroforestry system
AimsCropland agroforestry systems are land-use systems with numerous environmental advantages over monoculture croplands including promotion of soil...
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Tree hydrological niche acclimation through ontogeny in a seasonal Amazon forest
How tropical plants cope with water availability has important implications for forest resilience, as severe drought events are expected to increase...
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Soil microbial richness and community composition are primarily mediated by functional trait diversity of fine roots in subtropical forests
AimsAlthough plant–microbial interactions are essential to sustain terrestrial ecosystem functions, root–microbial interactions remain poorly...
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No evidence that coring affects tree growth or mortality in three common European temperate forest tree species
Tree cores are a highly valuable scientific resource. Annual growth ring data can, for example, improve our understanding of climate change impacts...
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Short wind pulses consistently change the morphology of roots, but not of shoots, across young plants of different growth forms
Wind is an environmental stimulus that stresses plants of all growth forms at all life-stages by influencing the development, architecture, and...
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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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Linking Post-fire Tree Density to Carbon Storage in High-Latitude Cajander Larch (Larix cajanderi) Forests of Far Northeastern Siberia
With climate warming and drying, fire activity is increasing in Cajander larch ( Larix cajanderi Mayr.) forests underlain by continuous permafrost in...
