'Smart' roots modify hydraulics to make strategic use of water, field study confirms

Plants are able to modify their root hydraulics to maintain water status and strategically use soil water, according to a new ...
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Estimating the parameters of a 3-D root distribution function from root observations with the trench profile method: case study with simulated and field-observed root data

Background and aims Root length density (RLD) is a parameter that is difficult to measure, but crucial to estimate water and nutrient uptake by plants. In this study a novel approach is presented to ...
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Soil water dynamics in an oak stand: II. A model of the soil-root network compared with experimental data

A model describing water uptake by plants with particular attention to the soil-root interface under transient conditions is derived and discussed. Field data on a daily scale enable the unknown ...