We determined fine root biomass and production of 15-, 35- and 100-year-old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands during three growing seasons. Fine roots were sampled by the soil core method. Mean (+/- SE) annual fine root biomass of Scots pine in the 15-, 35- and 100-year-old stands was 220 +/- 25, 357 +/- 21 and 259 +/- 26 g m(-2), respectively. Fine root biomass of the understory vegetati...

the present study was carried out in order to test the effect of grapevine rootstocks root growth on biomass and leaf nutrition status in extreme soil conditions. own rooted cuttings of rootstocks fercal, teleki kober 5bb, georgikon 28 and four new rootstock hybrids from the breeding program of georgikon faculty, hungary (fb01, jb01, zamor 17 and szf10) were grown 3 months in pots. the 5 l pots...

We investigated the impact of drought and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on the morphological structure and physiological function of shoots and roots of male and female seedlings of the dioecious plant Populus cathayana Rehder. Pot-grown seedlings were subjected to well watered or water-limiting conditions (drought) and were grown in soil that was either inoculated or not inoculated with th...

abstract to evaluated oryza2000 model in iran, this study was carried out during 2004 till 2007 at rice research institute of iran, rasht. the experiment was conducted as split plot in complete randomized block design and three replicates. three irrigation levels were the main plots and four levels of n application were allocated sup-plots model. simulated and measured values leaf area index (l...

Using Coreopsis tinctoria liquid cultures of Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed roots (socalled “hairy roots”) and non-transformed roots have been established. The production of differ­ ent phenylpropanoid compounds by these cultures grown in light or darkness, respectively, was compared. Whereas the composition of phenylpropanoids in the root cultures was not influenced by the culture condit...

Background & Aim: This experiment investigated the effect of foliar application of methanol and ethanol on the biomass yield of medicinal plant Echinacea purpurea. Purple coneflower is an herbaceous perennial in the Asteraceae family that is used in therapy of respiratory tract infection and bacterial otitis. Experimental: This experiment was conducted in randomized complete ...

1 An increasing number of studies have shown that plants produce more root mass when sharing rooting space with an intraspecific neighbour as compared with plants growing alone. This so-called self/non-self discrimination has been suggested as a mechanism by which plants may prevent wasteful competition with their own roots and enhance their competitive ability for nutrients with roots of neigh...

Accurate quantification of coarse roots without disturbance represents a gap in our understanding of belowground ecology. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has shown significant promise for coarse root detection and measurement, however root orientation relative to scanning transect direction, the difficulty identifying dead root mass, and the effects of root shadowing are all key factors affectin...

Soil aggregate stability data are often predicted to be positively associated with measures of plant productivity, rangeland health, and ecosystem functioning. Here we revisit the hypothesis that soil aggregate stability is positively associated with plant productivity. We measured local (plot-to-plot) variation in grassland community composition, plant (aboveground) biomass, root biomass, % wa...