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Moving forward with fine‐root definitions and research
Author(s) -
McCormack M. Luke,
Iversen Colleen M.,
Eissenstat David M.
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1111/nph.14100
Subject(s) - root (linguistics) , functional diversity , plant roots , face (sociological concept) , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , biosphere , biology , ecology , botany , linguistics , computer network , philosophy
Here, in the letter published in this issue of New Phytologist (pp. 310-312), u0027Fine roots - functional definition expanded to crop species?u0027 Dr. Zobel emphasizes the importance of heterogeneity within crop-root systems.