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Above- and below-ground plant traits are not consistent in response to drought and competition treatments.
Annals of botany - 31 Dec 2022
Asefa Mengesha, Worthy Samantha J, Cao Min, Song Xiaoyang, Lozano Yudi M, Yang Jie
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Our understanding of plant responses to biotic and abiotic drivers is largely based on above-ground plant traits, with little focus on below-ground traits despite their key role in water and nutrient uptake. Here, we aimed to understand the extent to which above- and below-ground traits are co-ordinated, and how these traits respond to soil moisture gradients and plant intraspecific...
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