Using root form to improve our understanding of root function

New Phytol. 2014 Aug;203(3):707-9. doi: 10.1111/nph.12902.
No abstract available

Keywords: ecoysystem carbon and nutrient cycling; fine roots; plant traits; rhizosphere; root branching patterns; root form; root function.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Absorption, Physiological*
  • Animals
  • Forests*
  • Herbivory / physiology*
  • Plant Roots / physiology*
  • Poaceae / physiology*
  • Quantitative Trait, Heritable*
  • Tropical Climate*