Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traitsEvolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits, Published online: 21 February 2018; doi:10.1038/nature25783Analyses of a global dataset of plant root traits identify an ancestral conservative strategy based on thick roots and mycorrhizal symbiosis, and an evolutionarily more-recent opportunistic strategy of thin roots that efficiently use photosynthetic carbon for soil exploration.

Source: Nature AOP - February 21, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Zeqing Ma Dali Guo Xingliang Xu Mingzhen Lu Richard D. Bardgett David M. Eissenstat M. Luke McCormack Lars O. Hedin Source Type: research