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Root‐Shoot Ratios on Native Forest Herbs and Zea Mays at Different Soil‐Moisture Levels
Author(s) -
Struik Gwendolyn J.,
Bray J. R.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933983
Subject(s) - shoot , zea mays , agronomy , dry matter , moisture , habitat , biology , water content , soil water , environmental science , ecology , geography , geotechnical engineering , engineering , meteorology
Seven forest herbs had a higher below—ground dry matter production in a dry forest than in a mesic or moist forest. Zea mays had a higher relative below—ground production in a droughty portion of a field than in a non—droughty.Root/shoot ratios tend to increase with increasing xericness of the habitat.
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