Root hairs offer benefit during drought without decreasing yield in good years
This makes them an ideal target for breeders looking to up resilience without bringing down productivity.
Growth & Development
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Aroid aerial roots answer new pressures with new morphology
Specialization for water retention came from a layer of cork on the roots’ exterior.
As above, so below? Comparing above- and below-ground functional traits
Root systems face different pressures and economies than do leaves.
Variation in reproduction and genetic diversity across seagrass meadows in Western Australia
How do reproductive effort, genetic diversity and mating systems vary across the range of a seagrass population?
Co-application of biochar and nitrogen stimulates growth of pecan seedlings
How does combined biochar and nitrogen fertiliser application influence the growth of pecan seedlings?
When phosphorus levels are low, mycorrhizae outcompete root hairs in maize
The two adaptations both aid in nutrient uptake, but may work against each other
Global warming and earlier flowering: a thermogradient tunnel experiment
Winter annual Arabidopsis ecotypes have a distinct advantage over summer annuals in expected global warming scenarios.
Are a few, large seeds or many, small seeds a better strategy for a plant?
For the first time, estimates of comparative seed yield and number for over 800 annuals and their predictor equations have been produced and the ecological importance of these regenerative traits has been illustrated.
Microanatomical leaf traits vary across climate gradients in a Great Plains grass
Microanatomical variations underlie the whole-leaf variation seen across the species’ large range.
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