I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

The split-root system technique has been used to analyse plant biology for several decades,
but woody plants have not received enough attention in this experimental approach …

Plant growth is related to the amount of nutrients that it can acquire and it can be limited by
poor root development and nutrient uptake, and low efficiency of nutrient use. Nutrients are …

Plant roots show morphological plasticity to adapt to heterogeneous nitrogen (N) and
phosphorus (P) distribution, but how fertilizer placement affects root growth and nutrient …

Urea fertilization decreases Pinus taeda L. growth in clay soils of subtropical areas. The
negative effect of urea is related to changes in some hydraulic traits, similar to those …

Morpho-physiological characteristics in Eucalyptus species can determine N (NUE) and P
(PUE) use efficiency and, consequently, the plant's responses to fertilization. The study …

Phosphorus (P) limitation and water stress can affect trees' growth, yet differing levels of
nutrition under drought may have negative or positive effects on their growth and …

Roots have high plasticity with the ability to adapt to heterogeneous nutrient distribution, but
little is known about the effects of phosphorus (P) supply methods and levels on Rosa …

Some herbaceous plant species have been shown to dynamically alter the hydraulic
properties of their roots in response to sudden changes in the concentrations of mobile …

Key message High P homogeneously applied in roots reduced growth and nitrate uptake.
High P in a patch reduced N in tissues but did not reduce growth, because root hydraulic …