Effects of nutrient heterogeneity on root foraging and plant growth at the individual and community level.
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DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac358
Abstract: Plants enhance nutrient uptake in heterogeneous nutrient environments through selective root placement. Many studies have documented that plants grow better under heterogeneous than under homogeneous nutrient distribution, but comprehensive syntheses are relatively few. We examined… read more here.
Keywords: root; root foraging; nutrient heterogeneity; growth ... See more keywords
Responses of nutrient capture and fine root morphology of subalpine coniferous tree Picea asperata to nutrient heterogeneity and competition
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187496
Abstract: Investigating the responses of trees to the heterogeneous distribution of nutrients in soil and simultaneous presence of neighboring roots could strengthen the understanding of an influential mechanism on tree growth and provide a scientific basis… read more here.
Keywords: root morphology; competition; nutrient heterogeneity;