Soil Moisture Determines Horizontal and Vertical Root Extension in the Perennial Grass Lolium perenne L. Growing in Karst Soil

Soil Moisture Determines Horizontal and Vertical Root Extension in the Perennial Grass Lolium perenne L. Growing in Karst Soil

Karst regions are characterized by heterogeneous soil habitats, with shallow wide soil (SW) on hilly slopes and deep narrow soil (DN) in rocky trenches. To make full use of limited water and nutrients, plants have therefore developed a number of root extension strategies. This study investigated the...

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Main Authors: Jing Zhang, Jiamin Wang, Jinyi Chen, Haiyan Song, Suhui Li, Yajie Zhao, Jianping Tao, Jinchun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
root expansion
soil depth
drought
root surface area
root length density
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00629/full

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