BACKGROUND AND AIMS Root diameter, especially apical diameter, plays an important role in root development and function. The variation in diameter between roots, and along roots, affects root structure and thus the root system's overall foraging performance. However, the effect of diameter variation on root elongation, branching and topological connections has not been examined systematically i...

The Gallai and the anti-Gallai graphs of a graph G are complementary pairs of spanning subgraphs of the line graph of G. In this paper we find some structural relations between these graph classes by finding a partition of the edge set of the line graph of a graph G into the edge sets of the Gallai and anti-Gallai graphs of G. Based on this, an optimal algorithm to find the root graph of a line...

Root diameter, a critical indicator of root physiological function, varies greatly among tree species, but the underlying mechanism of this high variability is unclear. Here, we sampled 50 tree species across tropical and temperate zones in China, and measured root morphological and anatomical traits along the first five branch orders in each species. Our objectives were (i) to reveal the relat...

A pebbling move refers to the act of removing two pebbles from one vertex and placing pebble on an adjacent vertex. The goal graph is: Given initial distribution pebbles, use moves reach a specified called root. number \(\pi (G)\) is minimum needed so every can choice We introduce new variant pebbling, game between players. One player aims root other prevent this. show configurations various cl...

• Characterization of turnover times of fine roots is essential to understanding patterns of carbon allocation in plants and describing forest C cycling. We used the rate of decline in the ratio of 14 C to 12 C in a mature hardwood forest, enriched by an inadvertent 14 C pulse, to investigate fine-root turnover and its relationship with fine-root diameter and soil depth. • Biomass and ∆ 14 C va...

The fine roots of trees are concentrated on lateral branches that arise from perennial roots. They are important in the acquisition of water and essential nutrients, and at the ecosystem level, they make a significant contribution to biogeochemical cycling. Fine roots have often been studied according to arbitrary size classes, e.g., all roots less than 1 or 2 mm in diameter. Because of the siz...