Early root growth plasticity in seedlings of three Mediterranean woody species

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Variability in amount and frequency of water supply affects roots but not growth of arid shrubs (2009, background): “Recent results highlighted the plasticity of root growth in very young seedlings of Mediterranean species (Padilla et al. 2007), and according to this evidence we first hypothesized that roots would be very responsive to drying soil caused by heterogeneity in watering.”
Ecological and evolutionary responses of Mediterranean plants to global change. (2014, unknown): “Likewise, to produce phenotypes that are functionally appropriate in moisture-limited conditions, Mediterranean plants may respond by allocating more biomass to roots and by increasing water use efficiency (Fernández et al., 2006; Padilla et al., 2007; Gimeno et al., 2008; Gianoli et al., 2009; Aran”
Response to drought of Zn-stressed Quercus suber L. seedlings (2011, background): “Arrested root growth has dramatic effects on seedling ability to establish in areas subjected to seasonal drought (Padilla et al., 2009).”
Morpho-Anatomical Traits for Plant Adaptation to Drought (2012, background): “However, to what extent root plasticity is controlled by genetic principles or environmental constrains has not been clarified yet (Padilla et al. 2007).”