Root Life Span, Efficiency, and Turnover

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Depth-related fine root dynamics of Fagus sylvatica during exceptional drought (2006, background): “Non-suberized fine roots therefore appeared to be susceptible to drought as they were shed intensively (Head, 1973; Kozlowski, 1973; Eissenstat and Yanai, 2002).”
Review Article:Root development in horticultural plants grown under abiotic stress conditions – a review (2011, result): “This hypothesis was supported by Eissenstat and Yanai (2002), who observed that the cortex, and a well-developed epidermis, prevented root-desiccation.”
Belowground drought response of European beech: fine root biomass and carbon partitioning in 14 mature stands across a precipitation gradient (2008, background): “…at the whole-plant level (Eissenstat, 1997), because roots are produced under favourable soil conditions when high amounts of water and nutrients can be extracted, but they are shed when soil resources are poor in supply, thus maximizing the overall tree productivity (Eissenstat & Yanai, 2002).”