Building roots in a changing environment: implications for root longevity

By D. Eissenstat, Christina E. Wells, R. Yanai, J. Whitbeck. 2000

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Soil Science

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The Behavioral Ecology of Nutrient Foraging by Plants (2011, background): “Several cost-benefit approaches to understanding root growth have been proposed, including a focus on the resource capture efficiency of individual roots (Eissenstat et al. 2000) and whole-plant fitness as a function of alternative allocations to individual nutrient foraging strategies (McNickle et ”
Modelling the rhizosphere: a review of methods for ‘upscaling’ to the whole‐plant scale (2006, background): “…cm, with inter-root separations of the order of 1 cm. Time-scales of interest will vary, but typical pot experiments last about 1 month, and arable and other annual plants about 4 months, whereas for perennial plants, root longevities vary from a few weeks to many years (Eissenstat et al., 2000).”
Below‐ground carbon flux and partitioning: global patterns and response to temperature (2008, background): “However, most studies of BNPP do not account for these components (Giardina et al . 2005; Litton et al . 2007), and their contribution to BNPP remains poorly quantified ( Eissenstat et al . 2000; Stevens, Jones & Mitchell 2002; Wells, Glenn & Eissenstat 2002).”
COMPARISONS OF STRUCTURE AND LIFE SPAN IN ROOTS AND LEAVES AMONG TEMPERATE TREES (2006, background): “Within Acer saccharum root systems (Wells 1999, Eissenstat et al. 2000), the finest order roots had the highest N concentrations and shortest life spans.”
Belowground drought response of European beech: fine root biomass and carbon partitioning in 14 mature stands across a precipitation gradient (2008, background): “The latter are mainly serving for transport and carbohydrate storage, and for producing additional lateral roots (Eissenstat et al., 2000; Pregitzer, 2002).”
Specific root length as an indicator of environmental change (2007, background): “It has been hypothesized that SRL is linked with rootnutrient uptake efficiency (Eissenstat, 1992; Eissenstat et al., 2000), so we can presume that lower SRL in soils with high pH indicate decreased nutrient uptake per root length.”
Effects of altered water regimes on forest root systems (2000, background): “Eissenstat et al. (2000) further propose that the benefits accrued from maintaining roots with short life spans are reduced when nutrients are in short supply.”
Influence of root and leaf traits on the uptake of nutrients in cover crops (2016, background): “On the contrary, high root mass, dense tissues and large diameters favor resource conservation (Eissenstat et al. 2000; Craine et al. 2001).”
Fine-root mass, growth and nitrogen content for six tropical tree species (2007, background): “A consequence of a shallow root system is that it increases the exposure of roots to higher temperatures, drought, physical damage and pathogens, potentially decreasing their lifespan ( Eissenstat et al. 2000 ).”
The mysterious root length (2006, background): “Furthermore, species of stressed environments may need higher investment per length to attain the longevity generally associated with their roots (Eissenstat et al. 2000).”
A Review of Fine Root Dynamics in Populus Plantations (2006, background): “As concern increases regarding the implications of the greenhouse effect, many studies are focused on plant-growth affects under elevated CO2 conditions in both high N and low N soil environments (Pregitzer et al. 1995; Eissenstat et al. 2000; Nadelhoffer et al. 2000).”
Current insights into the development, structure, and chemistry of the endodermis and exodermis of roots (2003, background): “The ecological significance of roots and root systems is currently an active area of research (Norby and Jackson 2000; Eissenstat et al. 2000; Brundrett 2002), but very few studies concern the contribution or involvement of the endodermis and exodermis in particular (Enstone et al.”
Mineral stress: the missing link in understanding how global climate change will affect plants in real world soils (2004, background): “…specific effects on the architecture of roots (e.g., Berntson and Bazzaz, 1998) as well as the extent and type of ectomycorrhizal symbioses (Godbold and Berntson, 1997; Godbold et al., 1997; Runion et al., 1997), and potentially with root lifespan (Fitter et al., 1996; Eissenstat et al., 2000).”
EVOLUTIONARY PATTERNS AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ANGIOSPERM ROOT TRAITS (2012, positive): “Second, the efficiency of any given trait value or combination of traits also depends on the scope of investment in roots, as reflected by RLD and the extent of soil volume exploited by roots (Eissenstat et al. 2000).”
Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum (2016, background): “If SRL is the below-ground analogue of SLA (Eissenstat et al. 2000), then SRL should also be negatively correlated with RTD, but SRL can be either positively correlated (Holdaway et al.”