Rooting depth and soil moisture control Mediterranean woody seedling survival during drought

By Francisco M. Padilla, F. Pugnaire. 2007

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Rethinking species selection for restoration of arid shrublands (2009, unknown): “…Retama sphaerocarpa and the halophytic C4 shrub Salsola oppositifolia root 226 much deeper than the late-successional Pinus halepensis under very dry soil conditions 227 (Padilla & Pugnaire 2007) indicating a better adaption to drier and more disturbed 228 habitats at least at the seedling stage.”
Effect of PEG-induced drought stress on seed germination of four lentil genotypes (2014, background): “In Med- iterranean semiarid regions, the topsoil WC during the dry season is drastically reduced, sometimes to less than 1%, which is very close to the permanent wilting point estimated for xerophytes (Larcher 1995; Padilla & Pugnaire 2007; Munodawafa 2012).”
Ecological strategies begin at germination: Traits, plasticity and survival in the first 4 days of plant life (2020, background): “However, variable root trait-survival relationships in other studies point to the possibility of different outcomes for different life stages, environmental contexts, or functional groups (Padilla & Pugnaire 2007; Butterfield & Briggs 2011).”
Agricultural uses of plant biostimulants (2014, background): “Modifications to root development allow better water and nutrient uptake due to greater root exploration of the soil (Padilla and Pugnaire 2007).”
Early root growth plasticity in seedlings of three Mediterranean woody species (2007, unknown): “…an adaptation that allows exploitation of declining soil moisture (Lambers et al. 1998a) and in fact, the ability to develop roots accessing deep soil moisture has proved decisive for survival of seedlings during summer months in a Mediterranean semiarid environment (Padilla and Pugnaire 2007).”
Variability in amount and frequency of water supply affects roots but not growth of arid shrubs (2009, background): “In this area, among the driest in Europe with less than 250 mm year -1 (Capel-Molina 2000), rainfall timing and amount greatly influence germination and seedling establishment (Pugnaire and La ´zaro 2000 ;L a´zaro 2004; Pugnaire et al. 2006; Padilla and Pugnaire 2007 ), but there is little informat”
Soil compaction effects on growth and root traits of tobacco depend on light, water regime and mechanical stress (2012, unknown): “The negative effect of soil compaction on root length, which can negatively affect survivorship of plants in drought period (Lloret et al., 1999; Padilla and Pugnaire, 2007), should also be considered.”
The Mechanisms and Consequences of Interspecific Competition Among Plants (2016, background): “For example, woody and graminoid species often access water from different depths (Ehleringer et al. 1991), and rooting depth or placement may be more important than the overall size of the root system when a plant competes for water (Padilla & Pugnaire 2007).”
Morpho-Anatomical Traits for Plant Adaptation to Drought (2012, background): “Survival of deep-rooted seedlings after drought is higher if compared to shallow-rooted ones, although this relation can be influenced by other species-specific factors (Padilla and Pugnaire 2007).”
Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi‐natural grasslands: a meta‐analysis (2013, background): “Usually, seed germination and seedling establishment occur when soil moisture is high, that is, above a certain threshold value (Welling, Pederson & Van der Valk 1988; Fenner & Thompson 2005; Padilla & Pugnaire 2007).”
Why do large, nitrogen rich seedlings better resist stressful transplanting conditions? A physiological analysis in two functionally contrasting Mediterranean forest species (2010, background): “Production of large and deep roots is important for overcoming ater stress (Grossnickle, 2005; Padilla and Pugnaire, 2007).”
Ecological and evolutionary responses of Mediterranean plants to global change. (2014, unknown): “Mediterranean plants also present other strategies to cope with summer drought, such as osmotic adjustments to maintain positive cell turgor through the accumulation of solutes, complex antioxidant and photoprotective defense systems that minimize drought-induced cell damage and the ability to grow ”