Plant neighbour identity matters to belowground interactions under controlled conditions.

BACKGROUND: Root competition is an almost ubiquitous feature of plant communities with profound effects on their structure and composition. Far beyond the traditional view that plants interact mainly through resource depletion (exploitation competition), roots are known to be able to interact with t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cristina Armas, Francisco Ignacio Pugnaire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3219686?pdf=render