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Root foraging increases performance of the clonal plant Potentilla reptans in heterogeneous nutrient environments.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wang Zhengwen, van Kleunen Mark, During Heinjo J, Werger Marinus J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plastic root-foraging responses have been widely recognized as an important strategy for plants to explore heterogeneously distributed resources. However, the benefits and costs of root foraging have received little attention. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a greenhouse experiment, we grew pairs of connected ramets of 22 genotypes of the stoloniferous plant Potentilla reptans in paired pots,...
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