Drought affects the coordination of belowground and aboveground resource-related traits in Solidago canadensis in China.

ABSTRACT: Quantifying patterns of variation and coordination of plant functional traits can help to understand the mechanisms underlying both invasiveness and adaptation of plants. Little is known about the coordinated variations of performance and functional traits of different organs in invasive plants, especially in response to their adaptation to environmental stressors. To identify the responses of the invasive species Solidago canadensis to drought, 180 individuals were randomly collected from 15 populations and 212 ramets were replanted in a greenhouse to investigate both the response and coordination between root and leaf functional traits. Drought significantly decreased plant growth and most of the root and leaf functional traits, that is, root length, surface area, volume and leaf

SUBMITTER: Du L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745655 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature