Optimization modeling of plant root architecture for water and phosphorus acquisition

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-340

  Ho, Melissa D ^a   McCannon, Bryan C ^a   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Common bean; Heterogeneous environments; Multiple resource acquisition; Phenotypic plasticity; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; GREENHOUSE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLANT ROOT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0345256586     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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