Trade-off between root porosity and mechanical strength in species with different types of aerenchyma

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 580-589

  Striker, G G ^a   Insausti, P ^a   Grimoldi, A A ^a,b   Vega, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma arrangement; Cyperus eragrostis; Flooding; Paspalidium geminatum; Plantago lanceolata; Root diameter; Root strength; Rumex crispus; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

WATER;

FLOODED SOIL; LYSIS; POROSITY; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; STRENGTH;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYPERUS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGO; POACEAE; POROSITY; RUMEX;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMECHANICS; CYPERUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTAGO; POACEAE; POROSITY; RUMEX; WATER;

APIUM; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS; PASPALIDIUM GEMINATUM; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; RUMEX; RUMEX CRISPUS;

EID: 34047233603     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01639.x     Document Type: Article

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