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Root structure and function in an ecological context
Author(s) -
Eissenstat D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00781.x
Subject(s) - interspecific competition , biology , ecology , perennial plant , temperate climate , context (archaeology) , range (aeronautics) , botany , agronomy , paleontology , materials science , composite material
Ecological theories concerning the relationship of suites of traits with resource supply and plant potential growth rate have concentrated primarily on leaf structure and physiology – much less is known about interspecific patterns of variation in root structure and physiology. In this issue, Wahl & Ryser reduce this knowledge gap by demonstrating important correlations of root structure with potential growth rate and height among a range of perennial temperate grass species adapted to sites of a wide range of fertility (see pp. 459–471).