Moving forward with fine-root definitions and research

New Phytol. 2016 Oct;212(2):313. doi: 10.1111/nph.14100. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

Authors

M Luke McCormack¹, Colleen M Iversen², David M Eissenstat³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA. mltmcc@gmail.com.
² Environmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
³ Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.

PMID: 27574961
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14100

No abstract available

Keywords: below-ground; ecosystem; fine roots; fine-root order; functional approach; mycorrhizal fungi.

Publication types

Letter
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MeSH terms

Mycorrhizae*
Trees