Root foraging in response to heterogeneous soil moisture in two grapevines that differ in potential growth rate

New Phytologist

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 857-866

  Bauerle, Taryn L ^a   Smart, David R ^b   Bauerle, William L ^c   Stockert, Christine ^b   Eissenstat, David M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Localized water stress; Minirhizotron; Plasticity; Root production and survivorship; Shoot vigor; Tolerance; Vitis rootstock

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASTICITY; ROOT; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVORSHIP; TOLERANCE; VINE; VINEYARD; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GRAPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RAIN; SEASONS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; VITIS; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LILY SYMPTOMLESS VIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 48249137700     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02489.x     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Allison PD. 1995. Survival analysis using the SAS system: a practical guide. Cary, NC, USA : SAS Institute.
2. Bauerle TL. 2007. Root dynamics in response to abiotic and biotic stressors in Vitis. PhD thesis. University Park, PA, USA : The Pennsylvania State University.
3. Bauerle TL, Eissenstat DM, Granett J, Gardner DM, Smart DR. 2007. Consequences of insect herbivory on root survivorship and root age structure in grape. Plant, Cell & Environment 30 : 86 95.
4. Bauerle TL, Richards JH, Smart DR, Eissenstat DM. 2008. Importance of internal hydraulic redistribution for prolonging lifespan of roots in dry soil. Plant, Cell & Environment 31 : 177 186.
5. Caldwell MM. 1976. Root extension and water absorption. In : Lange OL, Kappen L, Schulze E-D, eds. Water and plant life. Ecological studies. Analysis and synthesis. Berlin, Germany : Springer-Verlag, 63 85.
6. Carlisle EA, Steenwerth KL, Smart DR. 2006. Effects of land use on soil respiration: conversion of oak woodlands to vineyards. Journal of Environmental Quality 35 : 1396 1404.
7. CIMIS. 2003-2005. California irrigation management and information system. http://www.cimis.water.ca.gov/
8. Comas LH, Andersen LJ, Dunst RM, Lakso A, Eissenstat DM. 2005. Canopy and environmental control of root dynamics in a long-term study of Concord grape. New Phytologist 167 : 829 840.
9. Comas LH, Eissenstat DM, Lakso AN. 2000. Assessing root death and root system dynamics in a study of grape canopy pruning. New Phytologist 147 : 171 178.
10. Coutts MP. 1982. Growth of Sitka spruce seedlings with roots divided between soils of unequal matric potential. New Phytologist 92 : 49 61.
11. Cox D. 1972. Regression models and life tables. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society 34 : 187 220.
12. Crick JC, Grime JP. 1987. Morphological plasticity and mineral nutrient capture in two herbaceous species of contrasted ecology. New Phytologist 107 : 403 414.
13. Doussan C, Pagès L, Pierret A. 2003. Soil exploration and resource acquisition by plant roots: an architectural and modeling point of view. Agronomie 23 : 419 431.
14. Eissenstat DM, Caldwell MM. 1988a. Seasonal timing of root growth into favorable microsites. Ecology 69 : 870 873.
15. Eissenstat DM, Caldwell MM. 1988b. Competitive ability is linked to rates of water extraction. A field study of two aridland tussock grasses. Oecologia 75 : 1 7.
16. Eissenstat DM, Whaley EL, Volder A, Wells CE. 1999. Recovery of citrus surface roots following prolonged exposure to dry soil. Journal of Experimental Botany 50 : 1845 1854.
17. Eissenstat DM, Yanai RD. 1997. The ecology of root lifespan. Advances in Ecological Research 27 : 1 60.
18. Fitter AH. 1994. Architecture and biomass allocation as components of the plastic response of root systems to soil heterogeneity. In : Caldwell MM, Pearcy RW, eds. Exploitation of environmental heterogeneity by plants: ecophysiological processes above- and belowground. San Diego, CA, USA : Academic Press, 305 323.
19. Fort C, Muller F, Label P, Granier A, Dreyer E. 1998. Stomatal conductance, growth and root signaling in Betula pendula seedlings subjected to partial soil drying. Tree Physiology 18 : 769 776.
20. Green S, Clothier B. 1999. The root zone dynamics of water uptake by mature apple trees. Plant and Soil 206 : 61 77.
21. Grime JP. 1977. Evidence for the existence of three primary strategies implants and its relevance to ecological and evolutionary theory. The American Naturalist 111 : 1169 1194.
22. Harris GA. 1967. Some competitive relationships between Agropyron spicatum and Bromus tectorum. Ecological Monographs 37 : 89 111.
23. Harris GA, Wilson AM. 1970. Competition for moisture among seedlings of annual and perennial grasses as influenced by root elongation at low temperature. Ecology 51 : 529 534.
24. Hayes D, Seastedt T. 1987. Root dynamics of tallgrass prairie in wet and dry years. Canadian Journal of Botany 65 : 787 791.
25. Hodge A. 2004. The plastic plant: root responses to heterogeneous supplies of nutrients. New Phytologist 162 : 9 24.
26. Jupp AP, Newman EI. 1987. Morphological and anatomical effects of severe drought on the roots of Lolium perenne L. New Phytologist 105 : 393 402.
27. Kosola KR, Eissenstat DM. 1994. The fate of surface roots of citrus seedlings in dry soil. Journal of Experimental Botany 45 : 1639 1645.
28. Lambers H, Poorter H. 1992. Inherent variation in growth rate between higher plants: a search for physiological causes and ecological consequences. Advances in Ecolgical Research 23 : 187 261.
29. Lyr H, Hoffman G. 1967. Growth rates and growth periodicity of tree roots. International Review of Forest Research 2 : 181 206.
30. Mapfumo E, Aspinall D, Hancock T. 1994. Growth and development of roots of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) in relation to water uptake from the soil. Annals of Botany 74 : 75 85.
31. Nobel PS, Huang B. 1992. Hydraulic and structural changes for lateral roots of two desert succulents in response to soil drying and rewetting. International Journal of Plant Science 153 : S163 S170.
32. North GB, Nobel PS. 1991. Changes in hydraulic conductivity and anatomy caused by drying and rewetting roots of Agave deserti (Agavaceae). American Journal of Botany 78 : 906 915.
33. North GB, Nobel PS. 1997. Root-soil contact for the desert succulent Agave deserti in wet and drying soil. New Phytologist 135 : 21 29.
34. Peek MS, Leffler AJ, Ivans CY, Ryel RJ, Caldwell MM. 2005. Fine root distribution and persistence under field conditions of three co-occurring Great Basin species of different life form. New Phytologist 165 : 171 180.
35. Pritchard TL. 1992. A volume balance approach to quality wine grape irrigation. In : Walker MA, Kliewer WM, eds. Viticultural practices, Berkeley, CA, USA : University of California, Davis, 12 23.
36. Reid JB, Renquist AR. 1997. Enhanced root production as a feed-forward response to soil water deficit in field-grown tomatoes. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 24 : 685 692.
37. Richards D, Cockroft B. 1975. The effect of soil water on root production of peach trees in summer. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 26 : 173 180.
38. Shackel K, Fulton A, Buchner R, Olsen B, Schwankl L, Gilles C, Bertagna N, Walton J. 2001. Rapid equilibration of leaf and stem water potential under field conditions. HortScience 36 : 430.
39. Sharp RE, Davies WJ. 1979. Solute regulation and growth by roots and shoots of water-stressed maize plants. Planta 14 : 43 49.
40. Snyman HA. 2006. A greenhouse study on root dynamics of cactus pears, Opunita ficus-indica and O. rubusta. Journal of Arid Environments 65 : 529 542.
41. Steudle E. 2000. Water uptake by roots: effects of water deficit. Journal of Experimental Botany 51, 1531 1542.
42. Wells CE, Eissenstat DM. 2001. Marked differences in survivorship among apple roots of different diameter. Ecology 82 : 882 892.
43. Williams K, Caldwell MM, Richards JH. 1993. The influence of shade and clouds on soil water potential: the buffered behavior of hydraulic lift. Plant and Soil 157 : 83 95.
44. Wolpert J, Walker MA, Bettiga L, Bianchi M, Hirschfelt D, McGourty G, Smith R, Weber E. 2002. Field evaluation of winegrape rootstocks. Xxxxxxx, Napa, CA, USA : American Vineyard Foundation California Rootstock Commission Viticulture Consortium, 1 112.