Analysis and Modeling of the Variations of Root Branching Density Within Individual Plants and Among Species.

ABSTRACT: Branching density (or the reciprocal: inter-branch distance) is an important trait which contributes to defining the number of roots in individual plants. The environmental and local variations in inter-branch distance have often been stressed, and simulations models have been put forward to take them into account within the dynamics of root system architecture (RSA). However, little is known about the interspecific and intra-plant variations of inter-branch distance. In this paper, we present an analysis which draws on 40 samples of plants belonging to 36 species collected in homogeneous soils, to address how the variations in inter-branch distance are structured within individual plants, and how this structure varies from one species to another. Using measurements of inter-branch distanc

SUBMITTER: Pages L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694179 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature