Belowground facilitation and trait matching: two or three to tango?
High biodiversity increases ecosystem functions; however, belowground facilitation remains
poorly understood in this context. Here, we explore mechanisms that operate via 'giving …
poorly understood in this context. Here, we explore mechanisms that operate via 'giving …
Root placement patterns in allelopathic plant–plant interactions
CY Wang, LL Li, SJ Meiners, CH Kong - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants actively respond to their neighbors by altering root placement patterns. Neighbor‐
modulated root responses involve root detection and interactions mediated by root‐secreted …
modulated root responses involve root detection and interactions mediated by root‐secreted …
Root RADAR: how 'rhizocrine'signals allow roots to detect and respond to their soil environment and stresses
Agricultural intensification coupled with changing climate are causing soils to become
increasingly vulnerable to stresses such as drought, soil erosion and compaction. The …
increasingly vulnerable to stresses such as drought, soil erosion and compaction. The …
Facilitative and competitive interactions between mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal plants in an extremely phosphorus‐impoverished environment: role of …
Nonmycorrhizal cluster root‐forming species enhance the phosphorus (P) acquisition of
mycorrhizal neighbours in P‐impoverished megadiverse systems. However, whether …
mycorrhizal neighbours in P‐impoverished megadiverse systems. However, whether …
Root distribution and properties of a young alley-cropping system: effects on soil carbon storage and microbial activity
Purpose In agroforestry systems, the root distributions and properties of the annual and
perennial vegetation are poorly known, although they are recognized for fostering soil …
perennial vegetation are poorly known, although they are recognized for fostering soil …
Plant antagonistic facilitation across environmental gradients: a soil‐resource ecosystem engineering model
C Cabal, GA Maciel, R Martinez‐Garcia - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Theory questions the persistence of nonreciprocal interactions in which one plant has a
positive net effect on a neighbor that, in return, has a negative net impact on its benefactor–a …
positive net effect on a neighbor that, in return, has a negative net impact on its benefactor–a …
Silicon mobilisation by root-released carboxylates
Plants have evolved numerous strategies to acquire poorly available nutrients from soil,
including the release of carboxylates from their roots. Silicon (Si) release from mineral …
including the release of carboxylates from their roots. Silicon (Si) release from mineral …
Interspecific facilitation of micronutrient uptake between cluster-root-bearing trees and non-cluster rooted-shrubs in a Banksia woodland
Background and aims Belowground interspecific plant facilitation is supposed to play a key
role in enabling species co-existence in hyperdiverse ecosystems in extremely nutrient …
role in enabling species co-existence in hyperdiverse ecosystems in extremely nutrient …
Carboxylate-releasing Eucalyptus patens in a low-diversity spot in a biodiversity hotspot in Southwest Australia is not a 'Darwinian demon'
XM Zhou, H Lambers, K Ranathunge - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Plants in severely phosphorus (P)-impoverished environments in
southwest Australia are highly P efficient. In a Eucalyptus patens forest on P-impoverished …
southwest Australia are highly P efficient. In a Eucalyptus patens forest on P-impoverished …
Future paths for the 'exploitative segregation of plant roots' model
C Cabal, R Martinez-Garcia, A de Castro… - Plant Signaling & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The exploitative segregation of plant roots (ESPR) is a theory that uses a game-theoretical
model to predict plant root foraging behavior in space. The original model returns the …
model to predict plant root foraging behavior in space. The original model returns the …