The effects of nutrient dynamics on root patch choice.

Plants have been recognized to be capable of allocating more roots to rich patches in the soil. We tested the hypothesis that in addition to their sensitivity to absolute differences in nutrient availability, plants are also responsive to temporal changes in nutrient availability. Different roots of...

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Main Authors: Hagai Shemesh, Adi Arbiv, Mordechai Gersani, Ofer Ovadia, Ariel Novoplansky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2877079?pdf=render