Soil Moisture Availability at Early Growth Stages Strongly Affected Root Growth of Bothriochloa ischaemum When Mixed With Lespedeza davurica

Rainfall is the main resource of soil moisture in the semiarid areas, and the altered rainfall pattern would greatly affect plant growth and development. Root morphological traits are critical for plant adaptation to changeable soil moisture. This study aimed to clarify how root morphological traits...

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Main Authors: Zhi Wang, Weizhou Xu, Zhifei Chen, Zhao Jia, Jin Huang, Zhongming Wen, Yinglong Chen, Bingcheng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01050/full