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SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Gines MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6372564 | biostudies-other | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gutiérrez-Ginés Maria Jesus MJ Madejón Engracia E Lehto Niklas J NJ McLenaghen Roger D RD Horswell Jacqui J Dickinson Nicholas N Robinson Brett H BH
Frontiers in plant science 20190206
Root foraging may increase plant nutrient acquisition at the cost of reducing the total volume of soil explored, thereby reducing the chance of the roots encountering additional patches. Patches in soil seldom contain just one nutrient: the patch may also have distinct textural, hydrological, and toxicological characteristics. We sought to determine the characteristics of root foraging by a pioneering species, <i>Leptospermum scoparium</i>, using pot trials and rhizobox experiments with patches ...[more]